CVE-2016-8939 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003738 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98783 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038607 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118790 https://improsec.com/blog/vulnerability-in-tsm

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5