IBM DB2 9.7/10.1/10.5/11.1 GSKit risky encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM DB2 9.7/10.1/10.5/11.1. This affects an unknown function of the component GSKit. Such manipulation leads to risky encryption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-1428. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM DB2 9.7/10.1/10.5/11.1 (Database Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component GSKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a risky encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-327. The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM GSKit (IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1) uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 139073.

The bug was discovered 03/15/2018. The weakness was shared 03/22/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-1428 since 12/13/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370912 (Multiple vulnerabilities affect the GSKit component of IBM Tivoli Monitoring versions 6.2.3 through 6.2.3 FP5 (swg22015424)).

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 103574†). The entries VDB-114913 and VDB-114912 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Risky encryption
CWE: CWE-327 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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12/13/2017 🔍
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03/23/2018 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: IBM
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CVE: CVE-2018-1428 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1428
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114914
X-Force: 139073
SecurityFocus: 103574 - IBM DB2 CVE-2018-1428 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041012

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2018 10:03
Updated: 02/22/2023 15:48
Changes: 03/23/2018 10:03 (63), 01/15/2020 21:02 (4), 02/05/2021 18:00 (3), 02/05/2021 18:03 (1), 02/05/2021 18:06 (1), 02/22/2023 15:48 (12)
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