CVE-2016-6110 Information disclosure in Tivoli Storage Manager
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.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-87jv-77j5-g3gv.