CVE-2016-5927 describes a vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management (Spectrum Protect for Space Management) versions 6.3.x, 6.4.x, and 7.1.x. When specific dsmsetpw tracing is enabled, a local attacker can discover an encrypted password by reading the application's trace output. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access to achieve high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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