SB2023110117 - Cryptographic issues in IBM Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client
Published: November 1, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023110117
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1547)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to decrypt traffic.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient enforcement of side channel resistant code paths. A remote attacker with ability to create a large number of signatures, where explicit parameters with no co-factor is present, can force the application to fall back to non-side channel resistant code pathsduring ECDSA signature operation and perform full key recovery.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to decrypt communication between server and client.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.