VDB-62428 · CVE-2012-2187 · BID 55609

IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II up to 1.12 Firmware cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II up to 1.12. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Firmware. Executing a manipulation can lead to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-2187. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II up to 1.12 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II firmware for System x3650, x3850 M2, and x3950 M2 1.13 and earlier generates weak RSA keys, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 09/25/2012 with University of Michigan (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-947.ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-2187 since 04/04/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

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 55609†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Remote: Yes

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04/04/2012 🔍
09/17/2012 +166 days 🔍
09/25/2012 +8 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +910 days 🔍
01/31/2018 +1044 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-947.ibm.com
Organization: University of Michigan
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62428
SecurityFocus: 55609

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/31/2018 07:53
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (46), 01/31/2018 07:53 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:657:103

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