CVE-2009-5084: ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-5084 is a low (CVSS 1.9) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-08-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager (TFIM) 6.2.0 before 6.2.0.2, when com.tivoli.am.fim.infocard.delegates.InfoCardSTSDelegate tracing is enabled, creates a cleartext log entry containing a password, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log data.

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.