CVE-2016-9740

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-399

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.

Affected products

IBM QRadar SIEM: 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.5 (+3)

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999556
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96535
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999556
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96535

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