CVE-2015-1898

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-04-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the FastBackMount process in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1 before 6.1.11.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1897.

Affected products

IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack: 6.1.0.0, 6.1.1.0, 6.1.10.0, 6.1.10.1, 6.1.11.0

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21700539
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74036
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032102
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1091
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21700539
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74036
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032102
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1091

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