CVE-2017-1491 describes a vulnerability in IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4 where the system fails to enforce the use of the strongest available cryptographic algorithms during negotiation between communicating parties. This allows for the selection of weaker protection mechanisms. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_network_security:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.