CVE-2015-8522 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in 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 on the affected server by sending a specially crafted command. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability without user interaction. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered substantial community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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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.