IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express Error Message information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-6408. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express (Directory Service Software) (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express provides unspecified information in error messages when (1) attempted duplication of a username occurs when creating an account or (2) when trying to login using a valid username, which makes it easier for remote attackers to enumerate usernames.

The weakness was released 12/17/2007 by Michal Bucko (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6408 since 12/17/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional.

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 databases at X-Force (38866) and SecurityFocus (BID 26724†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-40094, VDB-40093, VDB-40092 and VDB-40090. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/05/2007 🔍
12/17/2007 +12 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2646 days 🔍
11/06/2017 +966 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Michal Bucko
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-6408 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6408
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40091
X-Force: 38866 - IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express username information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 26724 - IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express Username User Enumeration Weakness

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 11/06/2017 08:07
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (50), 11/06/2017 08:07 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:8DF:103

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