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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.3158
Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is
affected by a weak password encryption vulnerability
18 October 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-1518
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22017446
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Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by a weak
password encryption vulnerability
Document information
More support for: InfoSphere Information Server
Software version: 11.7
Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Windows
Reference #: 2017446
Modified date: 16 October 2018
Summary
A weak password encryption vulnerability was addressed by IBM InfoSphere
Information Server.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1518
DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by a weak password
encryption vulnerability that could allow a local user to obtain highly
sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
141682 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
The following product, running on all supported platforms, is affected:
IBM Information Server Enterprise Server: version 11.7
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: version 11.7
Remediation/Fixes
+-------------------+------+-------+---------------------------------------------------+
|Product |VRMF |APAR |Remediation/First Fix |
+-------------------+------+-------+---------------------------------------------------+
|InfoSphere |11.7 |JR59579|--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version |
|Information Server | | |11.7.0.2 |
|Enterprise Server, | | | |
|Information Server | | | |
|on Cloud | | | |
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Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Change History
16 October 2018: Original version published
*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.
Disclaimer
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES ""AS IS"" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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