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CVE-2018-1447

MEDIUM
Published 2018-04-04T18:00:00Z
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CVSS Score

V3.0
5.1
/10
CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:L/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.247
Higher than 24.7% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

IBM

Spectrum Protect

Affected Versions:

7.1 8.1
IBM

Spectrum Protect Snapshot

Affected Versions:

4.1.3 4.1.4 4.1.6
IBM

Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments

Affected Versions:

7.1 8.1
IBM

Spectrum Protect for Space Management

Affected Versions:

7.1 8.1

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-m7f9-w9g7-x6f7

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1447
WEB https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139972
WEB http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014669
WEB http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014957
WEB http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015066
WEB http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015071
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104511
WEB http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041012

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: May 13, 2022

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015066
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014957
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139972
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015071
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104511
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041012
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014669
Published: 2018-04-04T18:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-17T01:50:34.113Z
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