CVE-2016-2988 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manger for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware (aka Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments) 6.4.x before 6.4.3.4 and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass a TSM credential requirement and obtain administrative access by leveraging multiple simultaneous logins.

Published: 2016-11-25

Score: 8.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments:6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments:7.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4061	IBM Tivoli Storage Manger for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware (aka Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments) 6.4.x before 6.4.3.4 and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass a TSM credential requirement and obtain administrative access by leveraging multiple simultaneous logins.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00326.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988781

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager For Virtual Environments

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2016-11-25T03:38:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:40:14.290Z

Reserved: 2016-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2988

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-11-25T03:59:05.420

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-2988

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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