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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability associated with the default account lockout settings in IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile has been identified (CVE-2016-3025)

Created by Ann-Louise Bolger on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/552739
552739

Security Bulletin


Summary

The default account lockout setting in IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile could allow a remote attacker to use brute force to discover account credentials.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-3025
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114473 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.0, all firmware versions

IBM Security Access Manager 9.0, all firmware versions

Remediation/Fixes

The table below provides links to patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README file included with the patch.

ProductVRMFAPARRemediation
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile8.0.0.0 -
8.0.1.4		IV892581. For releases prior to 8.0.1.4, upgrade to 8.0.1.4:
8.0.1-ISS-ISAM-FP0004
2. Apply 8.0.1.4 Interim Fix 3:
8.0.1.4-ISS-ISAM-IF0003
IBM Security Access Manager9.0 -
9.0.1.0		IV892401. For 9.0 environments, upgrade to 9.0.1.0:
IBM Security Access Manager V9.0.1 Multiplatform, Multilingual (CRW4EML)
2. Apply 9.0.1.0 Interim Fix 5:
9.0.1.0-ISS-ISAM-IF0005

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team: Paul Ionescu, Warren Moynihan, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Dmitryi Beryoza

Change History

September 21st, 2016: Original version published.

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

UID

swg21991107

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