CVE-2016-5935 Information disclosure in Tivoli Components

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Remote attackers can intercept sensitive data via man-in-the-middle attacks due to improper SSL certificate validation in IBM Tivoli components.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-5935?

CVE-2016-5935 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Tivoli Components, published on 2 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Jazz for Service Management could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly validate the SSL certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5935?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Dashboard Application Services Hub.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5935?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5935 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-5935 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5935 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4qjg-5hg6-r8j7.

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