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Security Key Lifecycle ManagerApplication · Ibm

CVE-2018-1751

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.0 Published 2019-01-23
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 3.0.0.2 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0 through 3.0.0.2 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 148512.

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 analysis · moderate confidence

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager versions 3.0 through 3.0.0.2 implements weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms, potentially allowing remote attackers to decrypt sensitive data managed by the system through cryptanalysis or known cryptographic weaknesses.

MitigationUpgrade to IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0.0.3 or later which addresses the cryptographic weakness. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, restrict network access to the management interface and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Security Key Lifecycle ManagerApplication
Affected:>= 3.0, <= 3.0.0.2

CVSS 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
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager is installed
    Locate the IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager installation directory or check system services for the SKLM product
    Affected if The product is present on the system
  2. Determine the installed version of IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager
    Check the product version using its built-in version display function, check installation logs, or examine the version information file in the installation directory
    Affected if The version cannot be determined or is within the 3.0 to 3.0.0.2 range
  3. Compare your installed version against the affected range
    Verify whether the installed version falls within 3.0 through 3.0.0.2 inclusive
    Affected if The installed version is 3.0, 3.0.0.1, or 3.0.0.2

A user is affected if IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager version 3.0 through 3.0.0.2 is installed and the product is in use managing sensitive cryptographic keys.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 3.0.0.2
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0.0.3 or later which addresses the cryptographic weakness. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, restrict network access to the management interface and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.

Fix this in Security Key Lifecycle Manager Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
30.0 hours of engineering $5,280
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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