Check Point Advisories

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2015-1896)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1638
Date Published:	3 Jun 2025
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 03 June, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-1896
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack prior to version 6.1.11.1
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2015-1896) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: IBM Tivoli Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2015-1896)