CVE-2016-9740

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

IBM QRadar 7.2 could allow a remote attacker to consume all resources on the server due to not properly restricting the size or amount of resources requested by an actor. IBM Reference #: 1999556.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM Corporation	QRadar SIEM	7.1 MR1; 7.1; 7.0; 7.2; 7.1 MR2; 7; 7.2.3

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999556Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96535
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999556Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96535

Timeline

Published: Mar 7, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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