CVE-2016-6110 Information disclosure in Tivoli Storage Manager

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A local user can obtain unencrypted login credentials for VMware vCenter from IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, leading to credential exposure.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-6110?

CVE-2016-6110 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager, published on 1 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager discloses unencrypted login credentials to Vmware vCenter that could be obtained by a local user.

Weakness: CWE-255

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6110?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager, Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments Data Protection for Vmware.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6110?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6110 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-6110 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6110 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-87jv-77j5-g3gv.

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