CVE-2016-8937

Published Oct 5, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-9762 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 4:53 PM
Reserved
Oct 25, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 5, 2017, 5:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:55 AM