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    CVE-2016-2879

    IBM QRadar 7.2 uses outdated hashing algorithms to hash certain passwords, which could allow a local user to obtain and decrypt user credentials.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

    Published:Mar 1, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Mar 1, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00021
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Qradar Security Information And Event Manager

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-112 Brute Force
    CAPEC-192 Protocol Analysis
    CAPEC-20 Encryption Brute Forcing

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High