What is CVE-2015-5012?

CVE-2015-5012 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 Firmware, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2015-5012?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 Firmware

CVE-2015-5012

The SSH implementation on IBM Security Access Manager for Web appliances 7.0 before 7.0.0 FP19, 8.0 before 8.0.1.3 IF3, and 9.0 before 9.0.0.0 IF1 does not properly restrict the set of MAC algorithms, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.016 (73.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Security_access_manager_9.0_firmware — versions 9.0.0
Ibm Security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware — versions 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, 7.0.0.3
Ibm Security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware — versions 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-310 — Cryptographic Issues

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5012?: CVE-2015-5012 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 Firmware, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2015-5012?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.