Unauthorized access vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

1) Unauthorized access vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

EUVDB-ID: #VU80

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2894

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to access arbitrary files on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to access control error. A locl user can gain access to another user's files by sending specially craftad archive to the target user.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of system information,

Mitigation

IBM has issued a fix (6.3.2.6, 6.4.3.3, 7.1.6; APAR IT13686).

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager: 5.5 - 7.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_tivoli_storage_manager:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_tivoli_storage_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_tivoli_storage_manager:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21985579

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.