Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager addresses this issue where the product does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-6093
DESCRIPTION: IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118172 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager v2.0.1 - 2.0.1.8
Remediation/Fixes
Product | VRMF | Remediation/First Fix |
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle manager | 2.0.1 - 2.0.1.8 | 2.0.1-ISS-TKLM-FP0009 |
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
Users can set strong password.
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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
swg21997956