CVE-2016-0391

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-07-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

The IBM Watson Developer Cloud services on Bluemix platforms do not properly generate random numbers for service-instance credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.

Affected products

IBM Watson Developer Cloud: all versions

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21982615
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21982615

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