Security Bulletin: IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (SonarG) is affected by a Weak password policy vulnerability (CVE-2018-1372)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (SonarG) has addressed the following vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1372
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (SonarG) does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137772 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (SonarG)	Affected Versions
IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (SonarG)	3.1

Remediation/Fixes

Product	VRMF	Remediation / First Fix
IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (SonarG)	3.2	An updated version of the product can be found on IBM's Passport Advantage site here: https://www-01.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/pacustomers.html

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team: Ron Craig, Warren Moynihan, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Dmitriy Beryoza

Change History

2/210/2018: 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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Security Bulletin: IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (SonarG) is affected by a
Weak password policy vulnerability (CVE-2018-1372)