# CVE-2016-6085: Denial of service in BigFix Platform

> An attacker on the local network can crash the BES and relay servers, causing a denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fmp2-wwf4-6vfx

## What is CVE-2016-6085?

CVE-2016-6085 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Corporation BigFix Platform, published on 1 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM BigFix Platform could allow an attacker on the local network to crash the BES and relay servers.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6085?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Bigfix Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-6085?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6085 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-6085 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation BigFix Platform

- [CVE-2016-6082](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6082/): Use after free in BigFix Platform (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-1475](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1475/): Security feature bypass in BigFix Platform (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1221/): Weak cryptography in BigFix Platform (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-4013](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4013/): File upload in BigFix Platform (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2018-1479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1479/): Cross-site request forgery in BigFix Platform (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-6085 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-6085 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Corporation BigFix Platform, published on 1 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Corporation BigFix Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6085/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6085/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6085
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6085
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6085

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6085/
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