Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Some Pivotal Operations Manager appliance images shipped with the same Linux random-number seed. If an attacker knew the exact Ops Manager version and IaaS, they could obtain the matching published image seed and infer the system's initial random-number state. Business impact depends on what sensitive values were generated from that state.
Executive priority
Treat this as a management-plane hygiene issue with moderate urgency. There is no cited active exploitation, but predictable randomness can undermine trust in generated secrets. Remediate affected Ops Manager appliances and assess any sensitive material generated during vulnerable initialization.
Technical view
CVE-2018-11045 affects Pivotal Operations Manager 2.1 before 2.1.6, 2.0 before 2.0.15, and 1.12 before 1.12.22. The appliance image embedded a static LRNG seed file, allowing inference of the initial LRNG state when the exact version and IaaS are known. No CVSS, CWE, or exploitation evidence is provided in the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to deployments running the listed vulnerable Pivotal Operations Manager release branches before the fixed versions. Internet exposure is not established by the sources; this is primarily a cryptographic initialization weakness in the appliance image.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not report active exploitation, and KEV status is false. Exploitation requires knowledge of the exact Ops Manager version and IaaS, plus access to the corresponding published image seed. Practical impact is not fully documented in the provided evidence.
Researcher notes
The key technical uncertainty is impact scope after LRNG state inference. The provided sources do not specify affected secret types, CVSS metrics, CWE mapping, exploit maturity, or compensating controls. Avoid assuming downstream key compromise without environment-specific validation.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade to Ops Manager 2.1.6, 2.0.15, 1.12.22, or a supported later release.
- Check the Pivotal advisory for any version-specific remediation guidance.
- Review secrets or keys generated during first boot on vulnerable appliances.
- Prioritize remediation for management-plane deployments controlling production foundations.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Pivotal Operations Manager versions across all foundations.
- Confirm whether any deployment runs 2.1 before 2.1.6, 2.0 before 2.0.15, or 1.12 before 1.12.22.
- Record the IaaS for each Ops Manager appliance to match the affected condition.
- Verify remediation by confirming the running Ops Manager version is fixed or later.
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-11045CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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