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Security Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities have been identified in the IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client that affect multiple IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) products

Security Bulletin


Summary

The IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client/API is used as a component of IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot (formerly Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager) for Windows, IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) HSM for Windows, IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) for Databases, and IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) for Mail. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting the IBM Tivoli Manager Client/API have been published in security bulletins.

Vulnerability Details

Consult the following security bulletin for vulnerability details and information about the fixes: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014669

Affected Products and Versions

Principal Product and Version(s)

Affected Supporting Product and Version
IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot (formerly Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager) for Windows version 8.1 IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client version 8.1
IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot (formerly Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager) for Windows version 4.1IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client version 7.1.
Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Windows version 3.2 and below are EOS. IBM recommends upgrading to a supported level.Tivoli Storage Manager Client version 6.4 and below are EOS.
IBM recommends upgrading to a supported level.
Note: Within the IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager) on Windows product, the IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client is also referred to as the FlashCopy Manager VSS Requestor component.

Principal Product and Version(s)Affected Supporting Product and Version
IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) HSM for Windows version 8.1IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client/API version 8.1
IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) HSM for Windows version 7.1IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client/API version 7.1
Tivoli Manager HSM for Windows version 6.4 and below are EOS.
IBM recommends upgrading to a supported level.		Tivoli Storage Manager Client/API version 6.4 and below are EOS. IBM recommends upgrading to a supported level.
Note: Be aware that all HSM for Windows functional components, which includes the IBM Spectrum Protect Client and API, must be at the same Fix Pack level. Within a given Fix Pack level, the interim fix level can differ.

Principal Product and Version(s)Affected Supporting Product and Version
IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases): Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server version 8.1IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client/API version 8.1
IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases): Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server version 7.1IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client/API version 7.1
Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases: Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.4 and below are EOS. IBM recommends upgrading to a supported level.Tivoli Storage Manager Client/API version 6.4 and below are EOS. IBM recommends upgrading to a supported level.



Principal Product and Version(s)Affected Supporting Product and Version
IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases): Data Protection for Oracle on Windows version 8.1IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client/API version 8.1
IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases): Data Protection for Oracle on Windows version 7.1IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client/API version 7.1
Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases: Data Protection for Oracle version 6.4 and below are EOS. IBM recommends upgrading to a supported level.Tivoli Storage Manager Client/API version 6.4 and below are EOS. IBM recommends upgrading to a supported level.


Principal Product and Version(s)Affected Supporting Product and Version
IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail): Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server version 8.1IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client/API version 8.1
IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail): Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server version 7.1IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client/API version 7.1
Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail: Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server version 6.4 and below are EOS. IBM recommends upgrading to a supported level.Tivoli Storage Manager Client/API version 6.4 and below are EOS. IBM recommends upgrading to a supported level.


Principal Product and Version(s)Affected Supporting Product and Version
IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail): Data Protection for Domino on Windows version 7.1IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client/API version 7.1
Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail: Data Protection for Domino version 6.4 and below are EOS. IBM recommends upgrading to a supported level.Tivoli Storage Manager Client/API version 6.4 and below are EOS. IBM recommends upgrading to a supported level.

Remediation/Fixes

Refer to the following security bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014669

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

30 March 2018 - Original version published

*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:
01 February 2022

UID

swg22015193

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