SB2017071812 - Man-in-the-middle attack in IBM Security Guardium
Published: August 1, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017071812
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1267)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack.The weakness exists due to an error when authenticating and validation of integrity of patches, image backups, and other updates. A remote attacker can conduct man-in-the-middle attack and modify data on the system or execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.