Man-in-the-middle attack in IBM Security Guardium

1) Man-in-the-middle attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU7646

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1267

CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack.

The weakness exists due to an error when authenticating and validation of integrity of patches, image backups, and other updates. A remote attacker can conduct man-in-the-middle attack and modify data on the system or execute arbitrary code.

Mitigation

Update to version 10.1.3.
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=IBM%2BSecurity&product=ibm...

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Security Guardium: 10.0 - 10.1.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_security_guardium:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_security_guardium:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_security_guardium:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004424

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.