IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0.0.0/3.0.0.1/3.0.0.2 inadequate encryption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0.0.0/3.0.0.1/3.0.0.2. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes inadequate encryption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1751. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0.0.0/3.0.0.1/3.0.0.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a inadequate encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-326. The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0 through 3.0.0.2 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 148512.

The bug was discovered 01/21/2019. The weakness was shared 01/23/2019 by ryan with IBM X-Force (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1751 since 12/13/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 07/03/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 106734†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• IBM

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• Security Key Lifecycle Manager

Version

• 3.0.0.0
• 3.0.0.1
• 3.0.0.2

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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