Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Control Center passwords could be compromised with reverse engineering and other conditions.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-0252
DESCRIPTION: IBM Control Center could allow a local attacker, under special conditions, to decrypt the master key which in turn could be used to decrypt application passwords.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110561 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 Control Center 5.4.0 through 5.4.2.1 iFix08
IBM Control Center 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.0.1 iFix05
Remediation/Fixes
IBM Control Center | 6.0.0.1 iFix06 | Fix Central - 6.0.0.1 |
Sterling Control Center | 5.4.2.1 iFix09 | Fix Central - 5.4.2.1 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
24 June 2016: Original 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 December 2019
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swg21985641