Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability in GSKit and GSKit-Crypto affects IBM Performance Management products. The GSKit 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.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1447
DESCRIPTION: The GSKit 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.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139972 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Monitoring 8.1.3
IBM Advanced Diagnostics 8.1.3
IBM Application Performance Management 8.1.3
IBM Application Performance Management Advanced 8.1.3
IBM Application Performance Management, Base Private 8.1.4
IBM Application Performance Management, Advanced Private 8.1.4
Remediation/Fixes
|
Product |
Product VRMF |
Remediation |
| IBM Monitoring
IBM Application Diagnostics |
8.1.3 |
The vulnerabilities can be remediated by applying the following 8.1.3.0-IBM-IPM-SERVER-IF0012 server patch to the system where the Performance Management server is installed: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400003854 |
| IBM Cloud Application Performance Management Base Private
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management Advanced Private |
8.1.4 | The vulnerability can be remediated by applying the following 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SERVER-IF0004 server patch to the system where the Cloud APM server is installed: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400003783 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
May 5, 2018 Original copy published; Aug 3, 2018 Security Bulletin updated
*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
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Document Information
Modified date:
03 August 2018
UID
swg22015283