Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in GSKit, which is shipped with IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition (CVE-2018-1447).

Security Bulletin

Summary

GSKit is shipped with IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting GSKit has been published here.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1447
DESCRIPTION: The GSKit CMS KDB logic fails to salt the hash function resulting in weaker than expected protection of passwords. A weak password may be recovered. Note: After update the customer should change password to ensure the new password is stored more securely. Products should encourage customers to take this step as a high priority action.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139972 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 3.9, 4.1.1 and 4.2

Remediation/Fixes

Principal Product and Version(s)	Remediation/Fix
IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 3.9	http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FTivoli%2FTivoli+Network+Manager+IP+Edition&fixids=IJ08382.PlatformAll.3.9.0.132&source=SAR
IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 4.1.1	http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FTivoli%2FTivoli+Network+Manager+IP+Edition&fixids=IJ08382.Linux.4.1.1.49&source=SAR
IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 4.2	ITNM 4.2 FP005 on Fix Central

Please also note the end of support announcement from 12 September 2017 for selected Netcool product versions. You can find detailed information on whether the product version you have installed in your environment is affected by this end of service announcement by following the Netcool End of Support Knowledge Collection. If your product version is affected, IBM recommend to upgrade your product version to the latest supported version of your product. Please contact your IBM account manager for any question you might have or for any assistance you may require for upgrading an end of service announced offering.

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References

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Change History

10 August 2018: Initial version published.

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in GSKit, which is shipped with IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition (CVE-2018-1447).