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A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager up to 7.1 (Backup Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Log File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/01/2017. The weakness was presented 05/05/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-8916 since 10/25/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100157 (IBM Spectrum Protect Client Instrumentation Log Credentials Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (100157).

Productinfo

Type

• Backup Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• Tivoli Storage Manager

Version

• 5.5
• 6.1
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.4
• 7.1

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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• 🔍
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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 100157
Nessus Name: IBM Spectrum Protect Client Instrumentation Log Credentials Disclosure
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 803398
OpenVAS Name: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability - Windows
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

10/25/2016 🔍
05/01/2017 +188 days 🔍
05/01/2017 +0 days 🔍
05/05/2017 +4 days 🔍
05/05/2017 +0 days 🔍
05/05/2017 +0 days 🔍
05/06/2017 +1 days 🔍
05/06/2017 +0 days 🔍
05/12/2017 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-8916 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 98335 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager CVE-2016-8916 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8916 - Ibm - Tivoli Storage Manager - Low

Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2017 18:30
Changes: 05/06/2017 18:30 (77)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:D57:103

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