Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) is vulnerable to an offline dictionary attack due to information disclosed during authentication. An attacker can gain full access to the IBM Spectrum Protect system allowing them to perform operations they may not be authorized to perform.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2016-8937
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 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118750 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
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 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118750 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
This vulnerability affects the following products:
IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client
IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Server
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments): Data Protection for VMware
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments): Data Protection for Hyper-V
IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management:
IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows)
IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client
- 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.1.x
- 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.7.x
- 6.4 and below all levels (these releases are EOS)
IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Server
- 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.1.x
- 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.7.x
- 6.3 and below all levels (these releases are EOS)
Note that 6.4 shipped with 6.3 servers
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments): Data Protection for VMware
- 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.1.x
- 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.7.x
- 6.4 and below all levels (these releases are EOS)
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments): Data Protection for Hyper-V
- 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.1.x
- 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.7.x
IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management:
- 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.1.x
- 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.7.x
- 6.4 and below all levels (these releases are EOS)
IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows)
- 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.1.x
- 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.7.x
- 6.4 and below all levels (these releases are EOS)
Remediation/Fixes
|
IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) Client Release |
First Fixing VRM Level |
Platform | Link to Fix / Fix Availability Target |
| 8.1 | 8.1.2 | AIX Linux Macintosh Solaris Windows |
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043887 |
| 7.1 | 7.1.8 | AIX HP-UX Linux Macintosh Solaris Windows |
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043984 |
| 6.4 and below | 6.4 and below are EOS. Customers on these releases can upgrade the client to a fixed level (8.1.2 or 7.1.8) |
| IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) Server Release | First Fixing VRM Level |
Platform | Link to Fix / Fix Availability Target |
| 8.1 | (8.1.2) 8.1.3 |
AIX Linux Windows |
Although this issue has been fixed in 8.1.2, it is recommended to upgrade to 8.1.3 of the server using the following link: ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/maintenance/server/v8r1/ |
| 7.1 | 7.1.8 | AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows |
ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/maintenance/server/v7r1/ |
| 6.3 and below | 6.3 and below are EOS. Customers on these releases can upgrade the server to a fixed level (8.1.3/8.1.2 or 7.1.8). Note that 6.4 shipped with 6.3 servers |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments): Data Protection for VMware | First Fixing VRM Level |
Platform | Link to Fix / Fix Availability Target |
| 8.1 | 8.1.2 | Linux Windows |
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043700 |
| 7.1 | 7.1.8 | Linux Windows |
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043985 |
| 6.4 and below | 6.4 and below are EOS. Customers on these releases can upgrade to a fixed level (8.1.2 or 7.1.8). |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments): Data Protection for Hyper-V | First Fixing VRM Level |
Platform | Link to Fix / Fix Availability Target |
| 8.1 | 8.1.2 | Windows | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043700 |
| 7.1 | 7.1.8 | Windows | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043985 |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management (Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management) | First Fixing VRM Level |
Platform | Link to Fix / Fix Availability Target |
| 8.1 | 8.1.2 | AIX Linux |
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043768 |
| 7.1 | 7.1.8 | AIX Linux |
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043967 |
| 6.4 and below | 6.4 and below are EOS. Customers on these releases can upgrade to a fixed level (8.1.2 or 7.1.8). |
| IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows (Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows) | First Fixing VRM Level |
Platform | Link to Fix / Fix Availability Target |
| 8.1 | 8.1.2 | Windows | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043769 |
| 7.1 | 7.1.8 | Windows | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043968 |
| 6.4 and below | 6.4 and below are EOS. Customers on these releases can upgrade to a fixed level (8.1.2 or 7.1.8). |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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Acknowledgement
Kęstutis Gudinavičius from SEC Consult
Change History
02 October 2017 - Original version published
10 October 2017 - Updated CVSS Vector and Score
23 March 2018 - Added Solaris platform to Remediation/Fixes table for client
07 February 2019 - Removed HP-UX platform for Client 8.1.2 fix
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.
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Document Information
Modified date:
07 February 2019
UID
swg22007935