Vulnerability · Published Jan 27, 2025 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2024-38320IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware information disclosure
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity broken cryptography in Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware and Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.23.0 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware | 8.1.0.0 – through 8.1.23.0 |
| IBM | Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client | 8.1.0.0 – through 8.1.23.0 |
Weakness: CWE-327 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7173465 vendor-advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7173462 vendor-advisory