CVE-2015-7429

Summary

CVECVE-2015-7429
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-02 05:59:00 UTC
Updated2016-11-28 19:43:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Data Protection extension in the VMware GUI in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware (aka Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments) 7.1 before 7.1.4 and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware (aka Spectrum Protect Snapshot) 4.1 before 4.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to restore arbitrary virtual machines and consequently obtain sensitive information by visiting the vSphere inventory.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Spectrum Protect For Virtual Environments 7.1 All All All
Application Ibm Spectrum Protect For Virtual Environments 7.1 All All All
Application Ibm Spectrum Protect Snapshot 4.1 All All All
Application Ibm Spectrum Protect Snapshot 4.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager and Tivoli Storage Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
IBM Security Bulletin: Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware affected by privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2015-7429) - United States CONFIRM www-01.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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