VDB-74300 · CVE-2014-4818 · BID 72771

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager up to 6.3.2 Encryption backup/restore information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager up to 6.3.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the file backup/restore of the component Encryption. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-4818. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager up to 6.3.2 (Backup Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file backup/restore of the component Encryption. 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. CVE summarizes:

dsmtca in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.4.x, 5.5.x, 6.x before 6.4.3, and 7.1.x before 7.1.2 allows local users to discover the backup/restore encryption-key password via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 02/24/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-4818 since 07/09/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 6.3.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 72771†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52559†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3.3

Timelineinfo

07/09/2014 🔍
02/23/2015 +229 days 🔍
02/24/2015 +1 days 🔍
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02/24/2015 +0 days 🔍
03/30/2015 +34 days 🔍
09/09/2015 +163 days 🔍
04/16/2022 +2411 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-4818 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4818
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74300
SecurityFocus: 72771 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager CVE-2014-4818 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031795
Vulnerability Center: 52559 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Local Information Disclosure - CVE-2014-4818, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2015 12:22
Updated: 04/16/2022 20:54
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:22 (52), 12/09/2017 12:07 (10), 04/16/2022 20:54 (3)
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