IBM Security AppScan prior 8.6.0.0 X.509 Certificate cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in IBM Security AppScan. Affected is an unknown function of the component X.509 Certificate Handler. Such manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-8918. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Security AppScan. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component X.509 Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

IBM Security AppScan Standard 8.x and 9.x before 9.0.1.1 FP1 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

The weakness was published 02/01/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-8918 since 11/14/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371075 (IBM Security AppScan Standard Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21695170)).

Upgrading to version 8.6.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99304) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48621†). Similar entries are available at VDB-68475 and VDB-73816. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Security AppScan 8.6.0.0

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11/14/2014 🔍
01/25/2015 +72 days 🔍
02/01/2015 +7 days 🔍
02/01/2015 +0 days 🔍
02/11/2015 +10 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +44 days 🔍
06/20/2017 +816 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-8918 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8918
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73820
X-Force: 99304
Vulnerability Center: 48621 - IBM Security AppScan Remote Information Disclosure via Spoofing Servers, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 06/20/2017 08:27
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (57), 06/20/2017 08:27 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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