CVE-2016-2861 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale versions 7.1.0 before 7.1.0.3, 7.1.1 before 7.1.1.1, 8.5 before 8.5.0.3, and 8.6 before 8.6.0.8. The flaw stems from improper data encryption, allowing remote attackers to potentially intercept sensitive information via network sniffing. With a CVSS score of 3.7, the attack complexity is high, and the potential impact is limited to confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_extreme_scale:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_extreme_scale:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_extreme_scale:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_extreme_scale:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_extreme_scale:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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