CVE-2016-3059

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases: Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server (aka IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases) 6.3 before 6.3.1.7 and 6.4 before 6.4.1.9 and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Microsoft SQL Server (aka IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot) 3.1 before 3.1.1.7 and 3.2 before 3.2.1.9 allow local users to discover a cleartext SQL Server password by reading the Task List in the MMC GUI.

Affected products

IBM Tivoli Storage Flashcopy Manager For Sql Server: from 3.1.0.0 through 3.1.1.6; from 3.2.0.0 through 3.2.1.8
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Databases Data Protection For Microsoft Sql Server: from 6.3.0.0 through 6.3.1.8; from 6.4.0.0 through 6.4.1.8

References

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