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
Published Apr 4, 2018
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.91%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version 7.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 4.1.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.1.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.1.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 7.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 7.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||
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| IBM | Spectrum Protect | n/a |
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| IBM | Spectrum Protect Snapshot | n/a |
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| IBM | Spectrum Protect for Space Management | n/a |
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| IBM | Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- ≥ 7.1.0.0 · ≤ 7.1.8.1
- ≥ 8.1.0.0 · ≤ 8.1.4.0
- ≥ 7.1.0.0 · ≤ 7.1.8.0
- ≥ 8.1.0.0 · ≤ 8.1.4.0
Configuration 2
- ≥ 4.1.0.0 · ≤ 4.1.6.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:L/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.91% (0.00913) | 58.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.93% (0.00931) | 55.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 21.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00490) | 76.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00490) | 75.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 5, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00490) | 73.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00456) | 72.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 69.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 63.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00271) | 62.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 11.77% (0.11765) | 88.45th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 11.77% (0.11765) | 88.31th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 11.77% (0.11765) | 95.65th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 11.77% (0.11765) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014669 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014957 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015066 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015071 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104511 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041012 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139972 x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014669 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014957 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015066 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015071 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104511 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041012 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139972 | x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory |
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