CVE-2013-3976: IBM Data Protection

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• IBM Data Protection: version 6.1 only; version 6.3 only
• IBM Flashcopy Manager: version 2.1 only; version 2.2 only; version 3.1 only
• IBM Tivoli Storage Flashcopy Manager: affected versions not specified
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Mail: affected versions not specified

Published 2014-03-26. Last modified 2026-06-16.