Information disclosure in IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU15668

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0734

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw in Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA). A local attacker can conduct a timing side-channel attack and recover the private key, which could be used to conduct further attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition: 3.9.0.4 - 3.9.0.5

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:3.9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:tivoli_network_manager_ip_edition:3.9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/883424

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.