6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-6110
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager VMware vCenter Privilege Escalation
Description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager discloses unencrypted login credentials to Vmware vCenter that could be obtained by a local user.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 1, 2017, 10:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 25, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-6110 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6110 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm tivoli_storage_manager
2 Ibm tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments_data_protection_for_vmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-6110.

URL Resource
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996198 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95306 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
9 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6110 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6110 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description IBM Tivoli Storage Manager undisclosed unencrypted login credentials to Vmware vCenter that could be obtained by a local user. IBM Tivoli Storage Manager discloses unencrypted login credentials to Vmware vCenter that could be obtained by a local user.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 15, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996198 No Types Assigned http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996198 Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95306 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95306 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-255
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments_data_protection_for_vmware:7.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments_data_protection_for_vmware:7.1.6.3:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95306 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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