Check Point Advisories

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Remote Code Execution (CVE-2015-8519; CVE-2015-8520; CVE-2015-8521; CVE-2015-8522)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1681
Date Published:	26 Feb 2025
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 26 February, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-8519 CVE-2015-8520 CVE-2015-8521 CVE-2015-8522
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.1.0 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.5.0 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.7 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.2 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.3 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.0 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.1 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.6 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 5.5.0 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.4 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.0.1 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.3.0 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.6.0 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.6.1 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.6.2 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.5 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.2.0 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.4.0 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1.5.2
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution 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.

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 Remote Code Execution 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 Remote Code Execution