CVE-2015-8521 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the server component of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack versions 5.5.x and 6.x prior to 6.1.12.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted command to the affected server. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_fastback:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_fastback:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_fastback:6.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_fastback:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_fastback:6.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.