What is CVE-2016-8916?

CVE-2016-8916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-8916?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager

CVE-2016-8916

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.5, 6.1-6.4, and 7.1 stores password information in a log file that could be read by a local user when a set password command is issued. IBM X-Force ID: 118472.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.001 (16.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager — versions 6.4.0.0, 6.4.1, 6.4.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

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-2016-8916?: CVE-2016-8916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-8916?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.