Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-2953 - Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in IBM Connections 4.0.0.0/4.5.0.0/5.0.0.0
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
HIGH Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
LOW Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
NONE Summary
IBM Connections 4.0 through CR4, 4.5 through CR5, and 5.0 before CR4 does not require SSL, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by sniffing the network.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 3 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by exploiting a cryptographic weakness in the signature algorithm or pseudorandom number generation and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.