IBM Spectrum Protect up to 6.3/6.4/7.1/8.1 on Windows Registry Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM Spectrum Protect up to 6.3/6.4/7.1/8.1 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Registry Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-8939. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is best practice to apply the suggested workaround.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Protect up to 6.3/6.4/7.1/8.1 on Windows (Backup Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Registry Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/31/2017. The weakness was published 05/31/2017 by Kestutis Gudinavicius with SEC Consult as swg22003738 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. The public release has been coordinated with IBM. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8939. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100718 (IBM Spectrum Protect Client Windows Registry Credentials Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is running in the context l.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be Workaround.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100718), SecurityFocus (BID 98783†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038607†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 100718
Nessus Name: IBM Spectrum Protect Client Windows Registry Credentials Disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 802224
OpenVAS Name: IBM TSM Client password Information Disclosure Vulnerability - Windows
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Workaround
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Workaround: ibm.com

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10/25/2016 🔍
05/31/2017 +17083 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: swg22003738
Researcher: Kestutis Gudinavicius
Organization: SEC Consult
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8939 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8939
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101915
X-Force: 118790
SecurityFocus: 98783 - IBM Spectrum Protect CVE-2016-8939 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038607

Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2017 18:34
Updated: 10/04/2020 12:31
Changes: 06/02/2017 18:34 (91), 10/13/2019 12:08 (6), 10/04/2020 12:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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