CVE-2016-0252

IBM Control Center 6.x before 6.0.0.1 iFix06 and Sterling Control Center 5.4.x before 5.4.2.1 iFix09 allow local users to decrypt the master key via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2016-07-08 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-0252 is rated Low Risk (29.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-0252

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.07% -0.82%
2 2022-02-04 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-0252

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.4 3.6 [email protected]
1.9 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.4 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-0252

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-0252

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm control_center 6.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_center:6.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_control_center 5.4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_control_center:5.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_control_center 5.4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_control_center:5.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_control_center 5.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_control_center:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_control_center 5.4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_control_center:5.4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_control_center 5.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_control_center:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_control_center 5.4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_control_center:5.4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-0252

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