CVE-2017-1268 Weak cryptography in Security Guardium
IBM Security Guardium uses unsalted hashes for passwords, allowing attackers to potentially recover credentials via rainbow tables.
- 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-2017-1268?
CVE-2017-1268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, published on 13 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Guardium 10 and 10.5 uses a one-way cryptographic hash against an input that should not be reversible, such as a password, but the software does not also use a salt as part of the input. IBM X-Force ID: 124743.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1268?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Guardium.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1268?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-1268 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1268 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Guardium
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6v87-7975-j3hf.