CVE-2016-9740
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.39% probability · 72th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- ibm/qradar security information and event manager
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.