IBM Control Center/Sterling Control Center Master Key information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Control Center and Sterling Control Center. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Master Key Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-0252. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Control Center and Sterling Control Center (Business Process Management Software) (version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Master Key Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Control Center 6.x before 6.0.0.1 iFix06 and Sterling Control Center 5.4.x before 5.4.2.1 iFix09 allow local users to decrypt the master key via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 07/08/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0252 since 12/08/2015. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

12/08/2015 🔍
07/07/2016 +212 days 🔍
07/08/2016 +1 days 🔍
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02/18/2019 +955 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-0252 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0252
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88809

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2016 09:49
Updated: 02/18/2019 13:30
Changes: 07/08/2016 09:49 (49), 02/18/2019 13:30 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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