IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 7.1/8.1 Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 7.1/8.1 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Password Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-1339. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 7.1/8.1 (Backup Software). This affects an unknown part of the component Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Server uses weak encryption for the password. A database administrator may be able to decrypt the IBM Spectrum protect client or administrator password which can result in information disclosure or a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 126247.

The bug was discovered 10/02/2017. The weakness was presented 10/05/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-1339 since 11/30/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 101113†). See VDB-107524 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

11/30/2016 🔍
10/02/2017 +306 days 🔍
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10/05/2017 +3 days 🔍
10/05/2017 +0 days 🔍
10/06/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/15/2021 +1197 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: IBM.
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-1339 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1339
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107523
X-Force: 126247
SecurityFocus: 101113 - IBM Spectrum Protect CVE-2017-1339 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039498

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/06/2017 10:04
Updated: 01/15/2021 16:36
Changes: 10/06/2017 10:04 (62), 11/22/2019 14:34 (4), 01/15/2021 16:29 (4), 01/15/2021 16:36 (1)
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