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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.0493
Security Bulletin: IBM Capacity Management Analytics is affected by a
plaintext password vulnerability (CVE-2015-7433)
25 February 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Capacity Management Analytics
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
z/OS
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-7433
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21974556
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Security Bulletin: IBM Capacity Management Analytics is affected by a
plaintext password vulnerability (CVE-2015-7433)
Document information
More support for:
Capacity Management Analytics
Software version:
2.1
Operating system(s):
Linux, z/OS
Reference #:
1974556
Modified date:
2016-02-24
Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Capacity Management Analytics could allow a local user on the CMA
install machine to obtain other CMA user's usernames and passwords in
plaintext during the CMA install.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-7433
DESCRIPTION: IBM Capacity Management Analytics could allow a local user on
the CMA install machine to obtain other CMA user's usernames and passwords
in plaintext during the CMA install.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107862 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Capacity Management Analytics 2.1.0.0
Remediation/Fixes
Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
IBM Capacity Management Analytics 2.1.0.0 PI53003 The fix will be available in the CMA 2.1.0.1 (CMA 2.1 Fix Pack 1).
Link to fix:
For
Windows:http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=Cognos&product=ibm/Information+Management/Capacity+Management+Analytics&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=2.1.0-BA-CMA-Win32-FP001
For zLinux:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=Cognos&product=ibm/Information+Management/Capacity+Management+Analytics&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=2.1.0-BA-CMA-zLinux64-FP001
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References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact
of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the
Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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