CVE-2014-6140
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager Mobile Device Management (MDM) before 9.0.60100 uses the same secret HMAC token across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted marshalled Ruby objects in cookies to (1) Enrollment and Apple iOS Management Extender, (2) Self-service portal, (3) Trusted Services provider, or (4) Admin Portal.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysisA legacy NVD category for weaknesses in how cryptography is chosen or used — weak algorithms, poor key handling, missing integrity protection. It is a broad bucket rather than a specific bug. The remedy depends on the detail, but it comes down to strong modern algorithms, disciplined key management, and validated implementations rather than home-grown schemes.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 9.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedIBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager Mobile Device Management version 9.0.60100 or later
- 1. Identify the current version of IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager Mobile Device Management by checking the product About or version information.
- 2. If the current version is earlier than 9.0.60100, plan for an upgrade to version 9.0.60100 or later.
- 3. Obtain the update from IBM Fix Central or your authorized IBM distributor.
- 4. Apply the upgrade following IBM's standard upgrade procedures for Tivoli Endpoint Manager MDM.
- 5. After upgrading, verify the version shows 9.0.60100 or later.
- 6. As a security best practice post-upgrade, review and rotate any shared secrets or tokens as recommended by IBM documentation.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-6140 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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