VDB-96492 · CVE-2016-9739 · BID 95326

IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance Password credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in credentials management (Password). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-9739. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance (Access Management Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability (Password). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.

The bug was discovered 01/05/2017. The weakness was disclosed 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-9739 since 12/01/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 11/11/2022). 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 T1552.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 27 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 95326†). The entries VDB-96489 and VDB-96490 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Credentials management / Password
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/01/2016 🔍
01/05/2017 +35 days 🔍
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02/01/2017 +27 days 🔍
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02/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/11/2022 +2108 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9739 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9739
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96492
SecurityFocus: 95326 - IBM Security Identity Manager CVE-2016-9739 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9739 - IBM - ISIM - Clear Text Credentials Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037765

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:58
Updated: 11/11/2022 12:34
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:58 (65), 11/11/2022 12:34 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:1CE:103

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