Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerability identified in IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE), related to hazardous input. Please apply the latest version for the fixes.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) saves user-provided information into a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as a command when the file is opened by spreadsheet software.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213858 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Product Name | Component Name | Affected Version |
IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) | Guardium Cloud Key Manager (GCKM) | 1.10.1 and lower |
IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) | CipherTrust Tokenization Server (CT-VL) | 2.6.3 and lower |
IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) | Guardium Data Encryption Server (DSM) | 4.0.0.8 and lower |
Remediation/Fixes
Note: In order to get the fix, customer needs to login to Thales portal.
Component Name | Fixed in version | Patch/Upgrade link |
Guardium Cloud Key Manager (GCKM) | 1.10.2 | https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=3f16cf99dbc20110f0e3220805961916&sysparm_article=KB0025602 |
CipherTrust Tokenization Server (CT-VL) | 2.6.4 | https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=914ee8991b990110f9dca6886e4bcb80&sysparm_article=KB0025456 |
Guardium Data Encryption Server (GDE) | 4.0.0.8 |
https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=4f1986971b0e4510b840c84b1d4bcbc4&sysparm_article=KB0025645
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Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Acknowledgement
John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Gabor Minyo, Geoffrey Owden, and Ben Goodspeed from the IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team.
Change History
08 Mar 2022: Initial Publication
*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 Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
11 March 2022
UID
ibm16562379