Information disclosure in Ibm Spectrum Protect
CVE-2016-8939
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) clients/agents store password information in the Windows Registry in a manner which can be compromised. IBM X-Force ID: 118790.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.001 (22.5th 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 Spectrum Protect — versions 8.1, 7.1
- Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager — versions 6.1, 6.1.0, 6.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8939?
- CVE-2016-8939 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Protect, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8939?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.