SB2017071812 - Man-in-the-middle attack in IBM Security Guardium
Published: August 1, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017071812
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1267)
CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')
CVSSv4: 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
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.