9.8

CVE-2016-8937: ibm spectrum_protect Improper Authentication

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 05-10-2017Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-8937 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in ibm spectrum_protect. EPSS estimates a 1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.90%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-10-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.90%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.90% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
1.90%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm2 products
  • spectrum_protect7.1 | 8.1
  • tivoli_storage_manager6.1 | 6.1.0 | 6.1.1 | 6.1.2 | 6.1.3 | 6.1.4 | 6.1.5 | 6.1.5.4 | 6.1.5.5 | 6.1.5.6 | 6.2.0 | 6.2.1 | 6.2.2 | 6.2.3 | 6.2.4 | 6.3 | 6.3.0.5 | 6.3.0.15 | 6.3.0.17 | 6.3.1 | 6.3.1.2 | 6.3.2.2 | 6.3.3 | 6.3.4 | 6.3.5 | 6.3.5.1 | 6.3.6 | 6.3.6.100 | 6.4.1 | 6.4.1.0 | 6.4.2 | 6.4.2.100 | 6.4.2.200 | 6.4.2.500 | 6.4.2.600 | 6.4.3 | 6.4.3.1 | 7.1 | 7.1..5.100 | 7.1.0.1 | 7.1.0.2 | 7.1.0.3 | 7.1.1 | 7.1.1.1 | 7.1.1.2 | 7.1.1.100 | 7.1.1.200 | 7.1.1.300 | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3.000 | 7.1.3.1 | 7.1.3.2 | 7.1.3.100 | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4.1 | 7.1.4.2 | 7.1.5 | 7.1.5.200 | 7.1.6 | 7.1.7 | 7.1.7.100 | 7.1.7.200 | 8.1.0 | 8.1.1 | 8.1.1.100

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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