PT-2008-5556 · Ibm · Ibm Tivoli Netcool/Webtop

Published 2008-09-27 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-4294

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop versions 2.1 through 2.1.0.4

Description: The issue allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation, because cached user privileges are preserved after logout. This can be demonstrated by a root session that remains valid after a subsequent read-only session has begun.

Recommendations: For IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop versions 2.1 through 2.1.0.4, update to version 2.1.0.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4294

Affected Products

Ibm Tivoli Netcool/Webtop

References · 7

• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ21888 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4294 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32036 · Vendor Advisory
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018932 · Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45419 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31414 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2690 · Note