CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-0296

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Feb 01, 2017 | Modified: Feb 05, 2017
CVSS 3.x
3.3
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager - Mobile Device Management (MDM) stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be available to a local user.

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.0 (including) 9.0 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.1 (including) 9.1 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.2 (including) 9.2 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.5 (including) 9.5 (including)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

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