CVE-2018-1447

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-1447
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-04-04 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe GSKit (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 7.2) and (IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 4.1.3, 4.1.4, and 4.1.6) CMS KDB logic fails to salt the hash function resulting in weaker than expected protection of passwords. A weak password may be recovered. Note: After update the customer should change password to ensure the new password is stored more securely. Products should encourage customers to take this step as a high priority action. IBM X-Force ID: 139972.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-916

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Spectrum Protect For Space Management All All All All
Application Ibm Spectrum Protect For Space Management All All All All
Application Ibm Spectrum Protect For Virtual Environments All All All All
Application Ibm Spectrum Protect For Virtual Environments All All All All
Application Ibm Spectrum Protect Snapshot All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in the IBM GSKit component of IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client - United States CONFIRM www.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Multiple IBM Products CVE-2018-1447 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in the IBM GSKit component of IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot (formerly Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager) for VMware - United States CONFIRM www.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in the IBM GSKit component of IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware - United States CONFIRM www.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM Security Network Protection GSKit Flaws Let Local Users Obtain Passwords and Other Sensitive Information and Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in the IBM GSKit component of IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) for Space Management CONFIRM www.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange MISC exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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