What is CVE-2016-5957?

CVE-2016-5957 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-5957?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance

CVE-2016-5957

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8 allows remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms and obtain sensitive information by leveraging a weak algorithm.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.014 (68.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Security_privileged_identity_manager_virtual_appliance
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-310 — Cryptographic Issues

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5957?: CVE-2016-5957 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-5957?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.