2021-29794 | IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact SSH Server inadequate encryption (XFDB-203556)
| CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system. |
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack. |
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability. |
|---|---|---|
| 3.6 | $0-$5k | 0.20 |
A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Netcool and Impact 7.1.0.20/7.1.0.21 (Directory Service Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component SSH Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-326. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact 7.1.0.20 and 7.1.0.21 uses an insecure SSH server configuration which enables weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 203556.
The weakness was disclosed 07/12/2021. The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-29794 since 03/31/2021. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn’t need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/15/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (203556).
Type
Vendor
Name
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6
VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
| AV | AC | Au | C | I | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔍 | 🔍 | 🔍 | 🔍 | 🔍 | 🔍 |
| 🔍 | 🔍 | 🔍 | 🔍 | 🔍 | 🔍 |
| 🔍 | 🔍 | 🔍 | 🔍 | 🔍 | 🔍 |
| Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
| unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
| unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
VulDB Base Score: 🔒
VulDB Temp Score: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Class: Weak encryption
CWE: CWE-326
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒
| 0-Day | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: ibm.com
03/31/2021 CVE assigned
07/12/2021 Advisory disclosed
07/12/2021 VulDB entry created
07/15/2021 VulDB last updateVendor: https://www.ibm.com/
Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔒
CVE: CVE-2021-29794 (🔒)
X-Force: 203556
Created: 07/12/2021 20:44
Updated: 07/15/2021 15:13
Changes: (1) source_cve_cna
Complete: 🔍
Comments
Enable the mail alert feature now!
