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TI-2016-02457 Aliases CVE-2016-2946GHSA-85m4-wpg4-w8mj

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ax Shared Libraries in the Agent in IBM Tivoli…

Priority LOW 34CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ax Shared Libraries in the Agent in IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM) 6.2.2 before FP9, 6.2.3 before FP5, and 6.3.0 before FP2 on Linux and UNIX allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00406 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2.6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2.7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2.8VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2.9VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2.9 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2946
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-85m4-wpg4-w8mj

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-02945 IBM Tivoli Monitoring code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-04075 Unspecified vulnerability in the JRE component in IBM Java 7 SR2 and earlier, Java 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2012-04074 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the JRE component in IBM Java 7 SR2 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2012-04073 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the JRE component in IBM Java 7 SR2 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2025-02944 IBM Tivoli Monitoring is vulnerable to unauthenticated file read and write operations CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-01388 Code injection in IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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