McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange 1.3.01.3.0/2.0.x/2.1.x/2.2.0 SSH Host Key Generation cryptographic issue

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A vulnerability has been found in McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange 1.3.01.3.0/2.0.x/2.1.x/2.2.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SSH Host Key Generation. Performing a manipulation results in cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-6695. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange 1.3.01.3.0/2.0.x/2.1.x/2.2.0. This affects an unknown part of the component SSH Host Key Generation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SSH host keys generation vulnerability in the server in McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange Server (TIE Server) 1.3.0, 2.0.x, 2.1.x, 2.2.0 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via acquiring keys from another environment.

The bug was discovered 10/01/2018. The weakness was published 10/03/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-6695 since 02/05/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/29/2020). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 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.

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• McAfee

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• Threat Intelligence Exchange

Version

• 1.3.01.3.0
• 2.0.x
• 2.1.x
• 2.2.0

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.mcafee.com/

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