CVE-2017-1339 Weak cryptography in Spectrum Protect

Medium 4.4 Published 5 Oct 2017 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Weak encryption allows database administrators to decrypt client or administrator passwords, leading to information disclosure or denial of service.

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

What is CVE-2017-1339?

CVE-2017-1339 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, published on 5 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Server uses weak encryption for the password. A database administrator may be able to decrypt the IBM Spectrum protect client or administrator password which can result in information disclosure or a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 126247.

Weakness: CWE-327

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1339?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1339?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1339 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-1339 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1339 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rqx2-5vfv-6xgq.