Client Acceptor Daemon (CAD) in the client in IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli…
Priority LOW 27CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Client Acceptor Daemon (CAD) in the client in IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) 5.5 and 6.x before 6.3.2.5, 6.4 before 6.4.3.1, and 7.1 before 7.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted Web client URL.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01347 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4951
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h8pw-97xw-5hhc
References
More IBM Tivoli Storage Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-03661 Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-04352 Heap-based buffer overflow in adsmdll.dll 5.3.7.7296, as used by the daemon (dsmsvc.exe)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-05638 Multiple buffer overflows in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) before 5.2.9 and 5.3.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-03662 Buffer overflow in the traditional client scheduler in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-01118 Unspecified vulnerability in the server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2016-07334 Improper authentication in IBM Spectrum Protect CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2015-4951 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-4951 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h8pw-97xw-5hhc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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