CVE-2018-1447

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    CVE-2018-1447

    Published: 4 Apr 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The GSKit (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 7.2) and (IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 4.1.3, 4.1.4, and 4.1.6) CMS KDB logic fails to salt the hash function resulting in weaker than expected protection of passwords. A weak password may be recovered. Note: After update the customer should change password to ensure the new password is stored more securely. Products should encourage customers to take this step as a high priority action. IBM X-Force ID: 139972.

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104511, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041012, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139972, http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014669, http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014957, http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015066, http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015071

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High