CVE-2013-3710: novell suse_lifecycle_management_server Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-3710 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in novell suse_lifecycle_management_server. EPSS estimates a 1.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 10-12-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

SUSE Lifecycle Management Server (SLMS) before 1.3.7 does not generate a new secret key when the service starts, which allows remote attackers to defeat intended cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of this key from a product installation elsewhere.

• 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.