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TI-2016-07337 Aliases CVE-2016-8940GHSA-f743-8m8m-5x2v

Information disclosure in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 7.1 does not perform sufficient authority checking on SQL queries. As a result, an attacker is able to submit SQL queries that access database tables that are not intended for access or use by administrators. The access of these product specific database tables may allow access to passwords or other sensitive information for the product. IBM Reference #: 1998946.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00943 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMTivoli Storage Manager5.3.5.3; 5.4.1.2; 4.2; 4.2.1; 5.1.8; 5.2.5.1; 5.2.7; 5.2.8; 5.2.9; 5.3.0; 5.3.1; 5.3.2; 5.3.3; 5.4.4.0; 5.4.2.4; 5.4.2.3; 5.4.2.2; 5.3.6.9; 5.3.6.2; 5.3.6.1; 5.3.4; 5.2.5.3; 5.2.5.2; 5.2.4; 5.3.5.1; 5.3.2.4; 6.0; 5.1.0; 5.1.1; 5.1.10; 5.1.5; 5.1.6; 5.1.7; 5.1.9; 5.2.0; 5.2.1; 4.2.2; 4.2.3; 4.2.4; 5.2.2; 5.3; 5.2 Client; 5.4 Client; 5.5.7; 5.2.3.4 Client; 5.5.1.0; 5.5.1.6; 5.4; 5.5; 6.1; 6.2; 6.3; 6.4; 7.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Tivoli Storage Manager VendorIBM Affected 5.3.5.3; 5.4.1.2; 4.2; 4.2.1; 5.1.8; 5.2.5.1; 5.2.7; 5.2.8; 5.2.9; 5.3.0; 5.3.1; 5.3.2; 5.3.3; 5.4.4.0; 5.4.2.4; 5.4.2.3; 5.4.2.2; 5.3.6.9; 5.3.6.2; 5.3.6.1; 5.3.4; 5.2.5.3; 5.2.5.2; 5.2.4; 5.3.5.1; 5.3.2.4; 6.0; 5.1.0; 5.1.1; 5.1.10; 5.1.5; 5.1.6; 5.1.7; 5.1.9; 5.2.0; 5.2.1; 4.2.2; 4.2.3; 4.2.4; 5.2.2; 5.3; 5.2 Client; 5.4 Client; 5.5.7; 5.2.3.4 Client; 5.5.1.0; 5.5.1.6; 5.4; 5.5; 6.1; 6.2; 6.3; 6.4; 7.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 50

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.5.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.5.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.5.6VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.5.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.5.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.5.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 40 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.0.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.0.15VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.0.17VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.1.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.2.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.5.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1..5.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1..5.100VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.0.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1.100VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1.200VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1.300VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.3.000VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.3.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.3.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.3.100VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.4.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.4.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.5.200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.5.200VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.7VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.0.15 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.0.17 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.2.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.5.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1..5.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1..5.100 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1.100 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.200:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1.200 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1.300:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1.300 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.3.000 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.3.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.3.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.3.100 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.4.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.5.200:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.5.200 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.7 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8940
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f743-8m8m-5x2v

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2009-03661 Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-04352 Heap-based buffer overflow in adsmdll.dll 5.3.7.7296, as used by the daemon (dsmsvc.exe)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-05638 Multiple buffer overflows in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) before 5.2.9 and 5.3.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03662 Buffer overflow in the traditional client scheduler in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-01118 Unspecified vulnerability in the server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2016-07334 Improper authentication in IBM Spectrum Protect CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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