CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-1181

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: Jul 17, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
1.9 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Tivoli Monitoring Portal V6 client could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges for IBM Tivoli Monitoring, caused by the default console connection not being encrypted. IBM X-Force ID: 123487.

Weakness

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Tivoli_monitoring Ibm 6.2.2.9 (including) 6.2.2.9 (including)
Tivoli_monitoring Ibm 6.2.3.5 (including) 6.2.3.5 (including)
Tivoli_monitoring Ibm 6.3.0.7 (including) 6.3.0.7 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References