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CVE-2013-3976


The (1) Data Protection for Exchange component 6.1 before 6.1.3.4 and 6.3 before 6.3.1 in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail and the (2) FlashCopy Manager for Exchange component 2.2 and 3.1 before 3.1.1 in IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager do not properly constrain mailbox contents during certain PST restore operations, which allows remote authenticated users to read the personal e-mail of other users in opportunistic circumstances by launching an e-mail client after an administrator performs a multiple-mailbox restore.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-3976 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from ibm, from ibm, from ibm and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2014-03-26T10:55:05.117

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ibm data_protection 6.1 Yes
Application ibm data_protection 6.3 Yes
Application ibm flashcopy_manager 2.1 Yes
Application ibm flashcopy_manager 2.2 Yes
Application ibm flashcopy_manager 3.1 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_storage_flashcopy_manager - Yes
Application ibm tivoli_storage_manager_for_mail - Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ibm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.