CVE-2016-6042

Published: Feb 1, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.3

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.3 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

IBM AppScan Enterprise Edition could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper handling of objects in memory. By persuading a victim to open specially-crafted content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system in the same context as the victim.

Affected (8)

Products: Ibm: Security Appscan

Ibm

1 product

Security Appscan

Configuration A

8 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ibm Security Appscan	Version 9.0.0.0
Ibm Security Appscan	Version 9.0.0.1
Ibm Security Appscan	Version 9.0.1.0
Ibm Security Appscan	Version 9.0.1.1
Ibm Security Appscan	Version 9.0.2.0
Ibm Security Appscan	Version 9.0.2.1
Ibm Security Appscan	Version 9.0.3.0
Ibm Security Appscan	Version 9.0.3.1

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (2)

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995118

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995118

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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