Security Bulletin
Summary
Use of a one way hash without a salt in IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (CVE-2021-38979).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-38979
DESCRIPTION: IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager uses a one-way cryptographic hash against an input that should not be reversible, such as a password, but the software does not also use a salt as part of the input.
CVSS Base score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212785 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Affected Version(s) |
| IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager | 3.0 - 3.0.0.4 |
| IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager | 3.0.1 - 3.0.1.5 |
| IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager | 4.0 - 4.0.0.3 |
| IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager | 4.1.0 - 4.1.0.1 |
| IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager | 4.1.1 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Gabor Minyo, Geoffrey Owden, and Ben Goodspeed from the IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team.
Change History
11 Nov 2021: Initial Publication
*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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
12 November 2021
UID
ibm16516034