CVE-2018-1447 Weak cryptography in Spectrum Protect
Weak password hashing in IBM Spectrum Protect allows recovery of weak passwords, requiring users to change passwords after patching.
- 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-2018-1447?
CVE-2018-1447 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, published on 4 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The GSKit (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 7.2) and (IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 4.1.3, 4.1.4, and 4.1.6) CMS KDB logic fails to salt the hash function resulting in weaker than expected protection of passwords. A weak password may be recovered. Note: After update the customer should change password to ensure the new password is stored more securely. Products should encourage customers to take this step as a high priority action. IBM X-Force ID: 139972.
Weakness: CWE-916
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1447?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect for Space Management, Ibm Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments, Ibm Spectrum Protect Snapshot.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1447?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1447 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-1447 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1447 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m7f9-w9g7-x6f7.