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Security Bulletin: IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager stores unencrypted password (CVE-2016-6092)

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Summary

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager has identified a vulnerability where a password is stored in clear text. This vulnerability can enable attackers to obtain unauthorized access to other integrated systems. IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager has addressed this vulnerability with the following CVE-2016-6092.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-6092
DESCRIPTION: IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.
CVSS Base Score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118171 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager: v2.5 - 2.5.0.7

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager v2.6 - 2.6.0.2

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager v2.0.1- 2.0.1.8

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMFRemediation/First Fix
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager2.6- 2.6.0.22.6.0-ISS-SKLM-FP0003
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager2.5 - 2.5.0.72.5.0-ISS-SKLM-FP0008
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager2.0.1 - 2.0.1.82.0.1-ISS-TKLM-FP0009

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

31st Jan 2017 - 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

UID

swg21997953

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