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            "title": "IBM i is Affected By An Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability in LDAP []",
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                            "cweId": "CWE-269",
                            "description": "CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management",
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                    "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283273",
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                        "attackVector": "LOCAL",
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                        "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                        "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
                        "integrityImpact": "LOW",
                        "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
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                    "value": "IBM i Release5770-SS1 \nPTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6SJ10919 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10919 7.5SJ10989 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10989 7.4SJ10991 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10991 7.3SJ10992 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10992 \n\n\n\nIBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.",
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                            "value": "<div><table><colgroup><col/><col/><col/></colgroup><thead><tr><td><strong>IBM i Release</strong></td><td><strong>5770-SS1 <br/>PTF Number(s)</strong></td><td><strong>PTF Download Link(s)</strong></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>7.6</td><td>SJ10919</td><td><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10919\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10919</a></td></tr><tr><td>7.5</td><td>SJ10989</td><td><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10989\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10989</a></td></tr><tr><td>7.4</td><td>SJ10991</td><td><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10991\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10991</a></td></tr><tr><td>7.3</td><td>SJ10992</td><td><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10992\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10992</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.</p>"
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