CVE-2015-6557

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-08-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases: Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server 5.5 before 5.5.6.1, 6.3 before 6.3.1.5, 6.4 before 6.4.1.7, and 7.1 before 7.1.2; Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail: Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 before 5.5.1.1, 6.1 before 6.1.3.7, 6.3 before 6.3.1.5, 6.4 before 6.4.1.7, and 7.1 before 7.1.2; and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager 3.1 before 3.1.1.5, 3.2 before 3.2.1.7, and 4.1 before 4.1.2, when application tracing is used, place cleartext passwords in exception messages, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading trace output, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4949.

Affected products

IBM Tivoli Storage Flashcopy Manager: 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 4.1.0, 4.1.1
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Databases Data Protection For Microsoft Sql Server: 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5 (+7)
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Mail Data Protection For Microsoft Exchange Server: 5.5, 5.5.1, 6.1, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3 (+6)

References

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