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CVE-2016-8937
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) default authentication protocol is vulnerable to a brute force attack due…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 80%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) default authentication protocol is vulnerable to a brute force attack due to disclosing too much information during authentication. An attacker could gain user or administrative access to the TSM server. IBM X-Force ID: 118750.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.90% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- IBM Spectrum Protect
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/118750 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=swg22007935 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-8937
- NVD: CVE-2016-8937
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