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CVE-2017-1491 (GCVE-0-2017-1491)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-05 21:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:56
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Summary
IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4 supports interaction between multiple actors and allows those actors to negotiate which algorithm should be used as a protection mechanism such as encryption or authentication, but it does not select the strongest algorithm that is available to both parties. IBM X-Force ID: 128689.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Obtain Information
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM QRadar Network Security Affected: 5.4
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Date Public
2017-09-01 00:00
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