Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager allows attacker to conduct brute force dictionary attacks to bypass authentication because it is missing an account lockout mechanism.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-6095
DESCRIPTION: IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118174 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager: v2.5 - 2.5.0.7
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager v2.6 - 2.6.0.2
Remediation/Fixes
<Product | VRMF | Remediation/First Fix |
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager | 2.5 - 2.5.0.7 | 2.5.0-ISS-SKLM-FP0008 |
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager | 2.6- 2.6.0.2 | 2.6.0-ISS-SKLM-FP0003 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
31st Jan 2017 - original version published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21997802