PT-2018-12879 · Ibm · Ibm Security Guardium Ecosystem

Chris Shepherd + 5 · Published 2018-10-02 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-1509

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.4

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Security Guardium EcoSystem version 10.5

Description The issue allows an attacker to potentially spoof a trusted entity by using a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. This could lead to the software connecting to a malicious host while believing it is a trusted host, or being deceived into accepting spoofed data that appears to originate from a trusted host.

Recommendations For IBM Security Guardium EcoSystem version 10.5, update the software to a version that correctly validates certificates to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.

Fix

Improper Certificate Validation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1509

Affected Products

Ibm Security Guardium Ecosystem

References · 5

• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730321 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1509 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141417 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1509 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041759 · Note