IBM WebSphere ikeyman Tool missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component ikeyman Tool. The manipulation leads to missing encryption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-0944. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM WebSphere (Application Server Software) (unknown version). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component ikeyman Tool. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM WebSphere ikeyman tool uses weak encryption to store a password for a key database that is used for SSL connections.

The weakness was published 10/24/1999. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0944. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20274) and SecurityFocus (BID 1763†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/24/1999 🔍
10/24/1999 +0 days 🔍
06/22/2014 +5355 days 🔍
12/03/2024 +3817 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0944 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0944
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14915
SecurityFocus: 1763

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 13:59
Updated: 12/03/2024 03:03
Changes: 06/22/2014 13:59 (35), 04/04/2019 21:22 (11), 12/03/2024 03:03 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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