CVE-2016-8937 describes a critical brute-force vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) stemming from excessive information disclosure during its default authentication protocol. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to gain user or administrative access to the TSM server. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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