CVE-2024-49819
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 Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2.0, and 4.2.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.
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 confidenceIBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager versions 4.1 through 4.2.1 transmits sensitive information in cleartext (unencrypted) over network communication channels. A remote attacker positioned on the network path can sniff and obtain this sensitive data in plaintext, leading to confidentiality breach.
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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= 4.1.0= 4.1.1= 4.2.0= 4.2.1CVSS 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:3.1/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed version of IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle ManagerUse the product's version check mechanism (typically via admin console, CLI tool, or product information page) to determine the exact version number currently runningAffected if The installed version is 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.2.0, or 4.2.1
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Verify whether TLS/SSL encryption is enabled for Key Lifecycle Manager communicationsAccess the product administration interface or configuration settings and locate the security/encryption settings for network communicationsAffected if TLS/SSL encryption is disabled or set to 'off' for any communication channels used by the Key Lifecycle Manager
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Inspect the SSL/TLS configuration for the management interface and data exchange portsReview the SSL configuration files or admin console settings that govern how the Key Lifecycle Manager transmits data over the networkAffected if No TLS/SSL protocol is configured or the encryption setting is explicitly set to use no encryption (cleartext)
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Check the network listener configuration for unencrypted communication channelsExamine the network service configuration or listener settings that control how clients connect to the Key Lifecycle ManagerAffected if The listener is configured to accept plain HTTP or unencrypted connections without requiring TLS/SSL upgrade
You are affected if your installed version is 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.2.0, or 4.2.1 AND TLS/SSL encryption is not enabled or is disabled for the Key Lifecycle Manager network communications.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 dataEnable TLS/SSL encryption for all communications to the Key Lifecycle Manager and configure strong cipher suites to protect data in transit.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-49819 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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