Vigil@nce - IBM GSKit: information disclosure via MD5 collisions
March 2016 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can use a vulnerability in GSKit of IBM, in order to
obtain sensitive information.
Impacted products: Informix Server, Tivoli Storage Manager,
WebSphere MQ.
Severity: 2/4.
Creation date: 19/01/2016.
Revision date: 22/01/2016.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
Several IBM products use the GSKit component.
However, an attacker can trigger a MD5 collision to access to
data. Technical details are unknown.
An attacker can therefore use a vulnerability in GSKit of IBM, in
order to obtain sensitive information.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-GSKit-information-disclosure-via-MD5-collisions-18756