ESA-2017-084: RSA® Authentication Manager Self-Service Console Brute Force PIN-Guessing Vulnerability

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ESA-2017-084: RSA® Authentication Manager Self-Service Console Brute Force PIN-Guessing Vulnerability

EMC Identifier:  ESA-2017-084
CVE Identifier:  CVE-2017-8006
 
Severity Rating: CVSS v3 Base Score:  6.8 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H)
 
Affected Products:
RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 Patch 1 and earlier
 
Summary:
RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 Patch 2 contains a fix for a brute force PIN-guessing vulnerability. This 
Self-Service Console vulnerability could potentially be exploited by malicious users and would impact a victim’s 
ability to access protected resources. It requires that the victim’s Self-Service Console credentials were compromised.
 
Details:
A malicious user logged into the Self-Service Console of RSA Authentication Manager as a target user can use a brute 
force attack to attempt to identify that user’s PIN. The malicious user could potentially reset the compromised PIN to 
affect victim’s ability to obtain access to protected resources.
 
Recommendation:
The following RSA Authentication Manager release contains a resolution for this vulnerability:
•       RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 Patch 2 and later
 
RSA recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity.
 
For additional documentation, downloads, and more, visit the RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 page on RSA Link.
 
Severity Rating:
For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to the Security Advisories Severity Rating knowledge base article. RSA 
recommends all customers take into account both the base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores which 
may impact the potential severity associated with particular security vulnerability.
 
EOPS Policy:
RSA has a defined End of Primary Support policy associated with all major versions. Please refer to the Product Version 
Life Cycle for additional details.
 
RSA Link Security Advisories:
Read and use the information in this RSA Security Advisory to assist in avoiding any situation that might arise from 
the problems described herein. If you have any questions regarding this product alert, contact RSA Software Technical 
Support at 1-800-995-5095. RSA Security LLC and its affiliates, including without limitation, its ultimate parent 
company, Dell Technologies, distribute RSA Security Advisories in order to bring to the attention of users of the 
affected RSA products, important security information. RSA recommends that all users determine the applicability of 
this information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The information set forth herein is 
provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. RSA disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the 
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event shall RSA, its 
affiliates or its suppliers, be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, 
consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if RSA, its affiliates or its suppliers have been 
advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability 
for consequential or incidental damages, so the foregoing limitation may not apply.
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