CVE-2015-1953 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published 30 Jun 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack server via a stack-based buffer overflow, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-1953?

CVE-2015-1953 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1 before 6.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1924, CVE-2015-1925, CVE-2015-1929, CVE-2015-1930, CVE-2015-1948, CVE-2015-1954, CVE-2015-1962, CVE-2015-1963, CVE-2015-1964, and CVE-2015-1965.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1953?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager Fastback.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1953?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1953 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2015-1953 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fg3v-pvcm-8hvr.