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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager 9.2/9.5. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HSTC. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-1229. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager 9.2/9.5 (Directory Service Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component HSTC. 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. CVE summarizes:

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager (IBM BigFix 9.2 and 9.5) 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. IBM X-Force ID: 123908.

The bug was discovered 11/07/2017. The weakness was shared 11/13/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-1229 since 11/30/2016. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/23/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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

The entries VDB-104094, VDB-104095, VDB-104097 and VDB-104098 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Directory Service Software

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• IBM

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• Tivoli Endpoint Manager

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• 9.2
• 9.5

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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