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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.0420 BigFix Platform 9.5.x affected by vulnerability CVE-2017-1231 11 February 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: BigFix Platform Publisher: IBM Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Windows Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2017-1231 Reference: ESB-2017.2949 ESB-2017.2948 ESB-2017.2938 Original Bulletin: https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10724511 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- BigFix Platform 9.5.x affected by vulnerability CVE-2017-1231 Product: IBM BigFix Platform Software version: 9.5 Operating system(s): Platform Independent Reference #: 0724511 Security Bulletin Summary The BigFix Platform Version 9.5 exhibits a problem in the area of secure credential storage. This vulnerability has been addressed in patch release 9.5.10. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2017-1231 DESCRIPTION: IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. CVSS Base Score: 4.4 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/ 123910 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) Affected Products and Versions +----------------------------+-----------------+ |Affected IBM BigFix Platform|Affected Versions| +----------------------------+-----------------+ |BigFix Platform |9.5 - 9.5.9 | +----------------------------+-----------------+ This vulnerability only affects Linux/Unix platforms and affects the credentials related to Server, Web Reports, Relay and Client components that were previously stored in an obfuscated format, and now are encrypted. Remediation/Fixes Apply the upgrade-patch 9.5.10 by looking for the associated upgrade-patch Fixlet in the Console, then launch and apply it. Workarounds and Mitigations None. Acknowledgement IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team: Ron Craig, Warren Moynihan, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Dmitriy Beryoza Change History 15 October, 2018: Clarification on scope of the vulnerability 2 October, 2018: Original version published 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. 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