PT-2017-9884 · Microsoft+1 · Windows+1

Flemming Riis + 2 · Published 2017-06-07 · Updated 2018-01-16 · CVE-2016-8939

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) versions 7.1 and 8.1

Description The issue concerns the storage of password information in the Windows Registry by IBM Tivoli Storage Manager clients/agents in a manner that can be compromised.

Recommendations For versions 7.1 and 8.1, consider restricting access to the Windows Registry to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8939

Affected Products

Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager

Windows

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8939 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8939 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003738 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118790 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038607 · Note
• https://improsec.com/blog/vulnerability-in-tsm · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98783 · Note