# CVE-2016-5934: Code injection in Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious DLL in the victim's path during installer execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8824-wwwh-pg6h

## What is CVE-2016-5934?

CVE-2016-5934 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, published on 8 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack installer could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By placing a specially-crafted DLL in the victim's path, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability when the installer is executed to run arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the victim.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5934?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager Fastback.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-5934?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5934 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-5934 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack

- [CVE-2015-4931](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4931/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-4932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4932/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-4933](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4933/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-4934](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4934/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-4935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4935/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5934 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-5934 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, published on 8 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5934/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5934/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5934
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5934
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5934

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