CVE-2018-1447
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.1
Exploit probability—
Product
Ibm Spectrum Protect For Space Management
PublishedApr 4, 2018
First seenApr 4, 2018
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ibm spectrum_protect_for_space_management | 7.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.1.8.1, 8.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.1.4.0 | — |
| ibm spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments | 7.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.1.8.0, 8.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.1.4.0 | — |
| ibm spectrum_protect_snapshot | 4.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.1.6.3 | — |
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