VDB-96433 · CVE-2016-6043 · BID 95090

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center Session Expiration session fixiation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Session Expiration. This manipulation causes session fixiation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-6043. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center (Backup Software) (affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Session Expiration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session fixiation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-384. Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center could allow a local user to take over a previously logged in user due to session expiration not being enforced.

The bug was discovered 12/20/2016. The weakness was presented 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6043 since 06/29/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 43 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 95090†). See VDB-96434, VDB-96435 and VDB-96436 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Session fixiation
CWE: CWE-384
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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06/29/2016 🔍
12/20/2016 +174 days 🔍
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02/01/2017 +43 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-6043 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6043
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96433
SecurityFocus: 95090 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center CVE-2016-6043 Local Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-6043 - IBM - Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center - Security Bypass Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:54
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:54 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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