IBM WebSphere ikeyman Weak Encrypted Password Vulnerability

BID:1763

Info

IBM WebSphere ikeyman Weak Encrypted Password Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1763
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-1999-0944
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 24 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 03:56AM
Credit: Posted to Bugtraq on October 24, 1999 by Major Malfunction <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: IBM Websphere Application Server 3.0
- IBM AIX 4.3
- Linux kernel 2.3 .x
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Novell Netware 5.0
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
IBM Websphere Application Server 2.0
- IBM AIX 4.3
- Linux kernel 2.3 .x
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Novell Netware 5.0
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IBM WebSphere ikeyman Weak Encrypted Password Vulnerability

IBM WebSphere ships with a tool called 'ikeyman' that encrypts server certificates/key pairs when the IBM HTTP Server and SSL connections are enabled. Ikeyman stores the password in a stash file which can be easily decrypted through the use of a freely available script (see Exploit tab).

Exploit / POC

IBM WebSphere ikeyman Weak Encrypted Password Vulnerability

Major Malfunction &lt; [email protected] &gt; has released the following exploit (code by Ben Laurie):

Solution / Fix

IBM WebSphere ikeyman Weak Encrypted Password Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any vendor supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

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IBM WebSphere ikeyman Weak Encrypted Password Vulnerability

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