IBM Spectrum Protect Lets Local Users View Passwords When Tracing is Enabled
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1042032 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1042032
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2018-1788
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 6 2018
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Impact:
Disclosure of authentication information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 7.1, 8.1
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in IBM Spectrum Protect. A local user can obtain passwords on the target system.
A local privileged user can view some passwords that are displayed in the IBM Spectrum Protect server trace file when tracing is enabled.
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Impact:
A local privileged user can obtain passwords on the target system.
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Solution:
IBM has issued a fix.
The IBM advisory is available at:
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730357
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Vendor URL: www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730357 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Message History:
None.
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