CVE-2016-0252 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Local users can decrypt the master key in IBM Control Center, exposing sensitive cryptographic material.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-0252?

CVE-2016-0252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jul 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Control Center 6.x before 6.0.0.1 iFix06 and Sterling Control Center 5.4.x before 5.4.2.1 iFix09 allow local users to decrypt the master key via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0252?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Control Center, Ibm Sterling Control Center.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0252?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0252 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-0252 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0252 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3cmp-c3h3-9xgc.

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