CVE-2015-8523
The server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 5.5.x and 6.x before 6.1.12.2 allows remote...
The server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 5.5.x and 6.x before 6.1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via crafted packets to a TCP port.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 5.5.x and 6.x before 6.1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via crafted packets to a TCP port.
- Record
CVE-2015-8523- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 5.5.x and 6.x before 6.1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via crafted packets to a TCP port.
- Record
CVE-2015-8523- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8404 No score
The server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 5.5.x and 6.x before 6.1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via crafted packets to a TCP port.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8404- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vw92-vx4f-w9m5
The server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 5.5.x and 6.x before 6.1.12.2 allows remote...
The server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 5.5.x and 6.x before 6.1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via crafted packets to a TCP port.
- Record
GHSA-vw92-vx4f-w9m5- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-8523 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager Fastback, published April 4, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.46%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.