CVE-2016-0216 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack versions 5.5 and 6.1.x through 6.1.11.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by crashing the daemon through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS v3 score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no known active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal.
| 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.