Security Bulletin
Summary
An information Exposure was addressed in IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE). Please apply the latest version for the fixes.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-39026
DESCRIPTION: IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213864 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Product Name | Component Name | Affected Version |
| Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) | Guardium Data Encryption - CipherTrust Manager (CM) | 5.0.0.2, 5.0.0.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
Please apply the fix from below links.
Note: In order to get the fix, customer needs to login to Thales portal.
| Component Name | Fixed in Version | Patch/Installable/Upgrade link |
| Guardium Data Encryption - CipherTrust Manager (CM) | GDE 5.0.0.4 | https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=80a1be1edb258510f0e322080596196f&sysparm_article=KB0025532 |
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
16 Feb 2022: 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.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 February 2022
UID
ibm16557184