CVE-2016-5927
What it is
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management (aka Spectrum Protect for Space Management) 6.3.x before 6.3.2.6, 6.4.x before 6.4.3.3, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6, when certain dsmsetpw tracing is configured, allows local users to discover an encrypted password by reading application-trace output.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-200 · Information exposure
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Space Management 6.3.0
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Space Management 6.3.2
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Space Management 6.4.0
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Space Management 6.4.0.0
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Space Management 6.4.1
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Space Management 6.4.2
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Space Management 6.4.3
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Space Management 7.1.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT15203
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21989006
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT15203
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21989006
References
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT15203
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21989006
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92723
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT15203
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21989006
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92723