Default Authentication Protocol Vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1)

CVE-2016-8937 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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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