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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2017.1193
         Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to clear
                      text passwords. (CVE-2016-9750)
                                11 May 2017

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM QRadar SIEM
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  Linux variants
Impact/Access:     Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2016-9750  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003137

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Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to clear text passwords.
(CVE-2016-9750)

Security Bulletin

Document information

More support for:

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

Software version:

7.2, 7.3

Operating system(s):

Linux

Software edition:

All Editions

Reference #:

2003137

Modified date:

10 May 2017

Summary

The software stores user or system passwords unencrypted which can allow
attackers with file system access, the ability to escalate privileges, or to
obtain access to other systems the software integrates with.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:

CVE-2016-9750

DESCRIPTION:

IBM Qradar stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read
by an authenticated user.

CVSS Base Score: 5.3

CVSS Temporal Score: See

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120207

for the current score

CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined

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

Affected Products and Versions

 IBM QRadar SIEM 7.2.
 IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3.

Remediation/Fixes

QRadar/QRM/QVM/QRIF/QNI 7.2.8 Patch 6
QRadar/QRM/QVM/QRIF/QNI 7.3.0 Patch 1

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

Related information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team: Paul Ionescu, Warren Moynihan, Jonathan
Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Dmitriy Beryoza

Change History

10 May 2017

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact
of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the
Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.

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