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CVE-2015-1898

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-1898 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the FastBackMount process of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack versions prior to 6.1.11.1. This flaw allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered high severity, indicating that an attacker with local access can achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is there any evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_fastback:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_fastback:6.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_fastback:6.1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_fastback:6.1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_fastback:6.1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0046 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

verisign.com / en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/74036
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1032102
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry