Spoofing attack in IBM Security Guardium - CVE-2017-1265
Published: December 18, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16600
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1265
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the application does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. A remote attacker can spoof a trusted entity by using a man-in-the-middle (MITM) techniques.
Affected software
IBM Security Guardium
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1265
Install update from vendor's website.