Vulnerability Details : 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 category: Information leak
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-8939
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.06%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 24 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-8939
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.1
|
LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.9
|
2.9
|
NIST |
5.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-8939
-
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-8939
-
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118790
IBM Spectrum Protect information disclosure CVE-2016-8939 Vulnerability ReportVDB Entry;Vendor Advisory
-
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98783
IBM Spectrum Protect CVE-2016-8939 Local Information Disclosure VulnerabilityVDB Entry;Third Party Advisory
-
https://improsec.com/blog/vulnerability-in-tsm
How we found a vulnerability in IBM's backup product - the workaround and a bit about the Responsible Disclosure process — Improsec | improving security
-
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038607
IBM Spectrum Protect (IBM Tivoli Storage Manager) Password Storage in Windows Registry Lets Local Users View Passwords - SecurityTracker
-
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003738
IBM Security Bulletin: IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Windows Client password exposure (CVE-2016-8939)Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2016-8939
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4.2.200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4.2.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.5.200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1..5.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4.2.500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4.2.600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.7.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.7.200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.6.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:8.1.1.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*