CVE-2016-8939

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.

• CWE-200

• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003738Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98783Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038607
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118790VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
• https://improsec.com/blog/vulnerability-in-tsm
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003738Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98783Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038607
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118790VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
• https://improsec.com/blog/vulnerability-in-tsm

Published

Jun 7, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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