What is CVE-2016-0212?

CVE-2016-0212 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager_fastback, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-0212?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-0212 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager_fastback

CVE-2016-0212

Stack-based buffer overflow in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 5.5 and 6.1.x through 6.1.11.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0213 and…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.032 (87.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager_fastback — versions 5.5.0, 6.1.0, 6.1.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0212?: CVE-2016-0212 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager_fastback, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-0212?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-0212 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.