CVE-2019-4427 Weak cryptography in Cloud CLI
Attackers can exploit weak SHA1 signing in IBM Cloud CLI installers to distribute malicious software, requiring users to upgrade to secure versions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-4427?
CVE-2019-4427 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud CLI, published on 12 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Cloud CLI 0.6.0 through 0.16.1 windows installers are signed using SHA1 certificate. An attacker might be able to exploit the weak algorithm to generate a installer with malicious software inside. IBM X-Force ID: 162773.
Weakness: CWE-327
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4427?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cloud Cli.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4427?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4427 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-4427 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4427 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qpf3-prqh-vf6g.