CVE-1999-0944
Description
IBM WebSphere's ikeyman tool stores SSL connection passwords in a weakly encrypted stash file, allowing easy decryption.
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IBM WebSphere's ikeyman tool stores SSL connection passwords in a weakly encrypted stash file, allowing easy decryption.
Vulnerability
IBM WebSphere's ikeyman tool, used for managing server certificates and key pairs for SSL connections, stores the password for key databases in a stash file. This stash file uses weak encryption, making the stored password easily accessible. This vulnerability affects IBM WebSphere versions 2.0 and 3.0 when the IBM HTTP Server and SSL connections are enabled [1].
Exploitation
An attacker with access to the stash file can decrypt the stored password. A freely available Perl script can be used to perform this decryption by XORing each byte of the stash file with the hexadecimal value 0xf5 [1].
Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to retrieve the password for the key database used for SSL connections. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or compromise of SSL-secured communications.
Mitigation
No specific patched version or workaround is disclosed in the available references. Users are advised to check for updates from IBM. The affected software is older, and users should consider upgrading to supported and more secure versions.
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Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
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