CVE-2018-1447 | BDVDB-2026-98901 Detail
IBMSpectrum Protect
Description#
The GSKit (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 7.2) and (IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 4.1.3, 4.1.4, and 4.1.6) 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. IBM X-Force ID: 139972.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015066
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014957
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139972
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015071
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104511
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041012
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014669
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.