CVE-2016-6042

Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-02-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

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 products

IBM Corporation AppScan Enterprise: 9.0.0.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.1.0, 9.0.1.1, 9.0.2.0, 9.0.2.1 (+2)

References

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

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