CVE-2018-1466 — IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSy

IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products (6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, and 8.1.1) use weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decryp

01What is this vulnerability?

IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products (6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, and 8.1.1) use weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 140397.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	SAN Volume Controller	6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1
IBM	Storwize V5000	7.1, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1.1
IBM	Spectrum Virtualize Software	7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1.1
IBM	Storwize V7000 (2076)	6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 1.1, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, 8.1.1
IBM	Storwize V3700	7.1, 6.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1.1
IBM	Storwize V3500	6.4, 7.1, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1.1
IBM	FlashSystem V9000	7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1.1
IBM	Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud	7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1.1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-05-17T21:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T17:03:03.170Z

09References

• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140397
• www.ibm.com — http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012282
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104349
• www.ibm.com — http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012263
• www.ibm.com — http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012283