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IBM XIV Storage System (MTM 2810-A14, 2812-A14) - weak key used in XIV OpenSSL certificate

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Abstract

On IBM XIV Storage System (MTM 2810-A14, 2812-A14) running code level 10.2.4.b or lower, the certificate used for the SSL and SSH administration interfaces contains a weak key.

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VULNERABILITY DETAILS

CVE ID: CVE-2008-0166

DESCRIPTION:


In systems with the affected code levels, the key used in the OpenSSL certificate was generated on a system that was exposed to the Debian weak key generation problem, where the random number generator used to create the key generates predictable numbers.

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42375 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)




AFFECTED PLATFORMS:


IBM XIV Storage System (MTM 2810-A14, 2812-A14) running code levels below 10.2.4.c


REMEDIATION:


Upgrade code.


Vendor Fix(es):


Upgrade the code to level 10.2.4.c or higher.

Contact your Technical Advisor or other IBM support representative for additional information.




Workaround:


None


Mitigation(s):


None

REFERENCES:


· Complete CVSS Guide
· On-line Calculator V2
· X-Force Vulnerability Database
· CVE-2008-0166

RELATED INFORMATION:


· IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
· IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

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Document Information

Modified date:
25 September 2022

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