What is CVE-2018-1751?

CVE-2018-1751 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-1751?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aix

CVE-2018-1751

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0 through 3.0.0.2 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 148512.

EPSS: 0.013 (68.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Aix
Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager — versions 3.0, 3.0.0.2
Ibm Security_key_lifecycle_manager
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1751?: CVE-2018-1751 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-1751?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.