CVE-2016-8939 Information disclosure in Spectrum Protect

Medium 5.5 Published 7 Jun 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Attackers can read stored passwords from the Windows Registry, compromising credentials for IBM Spectrum Protect clients.

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-2016-8939?

CVE-2016-8939 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, published on 7 Jun 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 (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) clients/agents store password information in the Windows Registry in a manner which can be compromised. IBM X-Force ID: 118790.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8939?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8939?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8939 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-8939 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8939 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h7j3-gwg9-m4f5.