Security Bulletin: IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager is affected by inadequate account lockout setting (CVE-2016-6095)

Summary

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager allows attacker to conduct brute force dictionary attacks to bypass authentication because it is missing an account lockout mechanism.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-6095**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118174 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager: v2.5 - 2.5.0.7

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager v2.6 - 2.6.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

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| VRMF| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager| 2.5 - 2.5.0.7| 2.5.0-ISS-SKLM-FP0008
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager| 2.6- 2.6.0.2| 2.6.0-ISS-SKLM-FP0003

Workarounds and Mitigations

None