What is CVE-2016-5918?

CVE-2016-5918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-5918?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management

CVE-2016-5918

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows displays the encrypted Tivoli Storage Manager password in application trace output if the password access option is prompt and the password is changed.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management — versions 7.1.0.0, 6.4.0.0
Ibm Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager Hsm For Windows — versions 5.5.0.0, 5.3.5.0, 6.4
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5918?: CVE-2016-5918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-5918?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.