VDB-77376 · CVE-2015-1992 · BID 76454

IBM Systems Director up to 6.3.6.0 Event privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in IBM Systems Director up to 6.3.6.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Event Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-1992. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Systems Director up to 6.3.6.0. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Event Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Systems Director 5.2.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.0.x, 6.2.1.x, 6.3.0.0, 6.3.1.x, 6.3.2.x, 6.3.3.x, 6.3.5.0, and 6.3.6.0 improperly processes events, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 08/23/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-1992 since 02/19/2015. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/13/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 76454†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54148†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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02/19/2015 🔍
08/13/2015 +175 days 🔍
08/23/2015 +10 days 🔍
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08/24/2015 +1 days 🔍
11/04/2015 +72 days 🔍
06/13/2022 +2413 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-1992 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1992
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77376
SecurityFocus: 76454
SecurityTracker: 1033653
Vulnerability Center: 54148 - IBM Systems Director and Flex System Manager Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/24/2015 10:15
Updated: 06/13/2022 08:13
Changes: 08/24/2015 10:15 (46), 03/10/2018 11:14 (8), 06/13/2022 08:13 (3)
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