Detections
Analytics

CVE-2016-2879

high

Description

IBM QRadar 7.2 uses outdated hashing algorithms to hash certain passwords, which could allow a local user to obtain and decrypt user credentials. IBM Reference #: 1997341.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96502

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21997341

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-01

Updated: 2026-05-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00021