CVE-2016-2894 affects IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) versions 5.5 through 6.3, 6.4, and 7.1. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to potentially access sensitive data from other user accounts. The attack requires opportunistic timing and leverages the previous use of a symlink during archive and retrieve operations. Rated with a CVSS score of 2.5 (LOW), the exploit complexity is high, and the potential impact is limited to data confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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