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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 23, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-6557

CVE-2015-6557

Description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases: Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server 5.5 before 5.5.6.1, 6.3 before 6.3.1.5, 6.4 before 6.4.1.7, and 7.1 before 7.1.2; Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail: Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 before 5.5.1.1, 6.1 before 6.1.3.7, 6.3 before 6.3.1.5, 6.4 before 6.4.1.7, and 7.1 before 7.1.2; and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager 3.1 before 3.1.1.5, 3.2 before 3.2.1.7, and 4.1 before 4.1.2, when application tracing is used, place cleartext passwords in exception messages, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading trace output, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4949.

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Affected products

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  • IBM/Tivoli Storage Flashcopy Manager7 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_flashcopy_manager:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_flashcopy_manager:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_flashcopy_manager:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_flashcopy_manager:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_flashcopy_manager:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_flashcopy_manager:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_flashcopy_manager:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <3.1.1.5 || <3.2.1.7 || <4.1.2
  • IBM/Tivoli Storage Manager For Databases Data Protection For Microsoft SQL Server14 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_databases_data_protection_for_microsoft_sql_server:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_databases_data_protection_for_microsoft_sql_server:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_databases_data_protection_for_microsoft_sql_server:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_databases_data_protection_for_microsoft_sql_server:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_databases_data_protection_for_microsoft_sql_server:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_databases_data_protection_for_microsoft_sql_server:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_databases_data_protection_for_microsoft_sql_server:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_databases_data_protection_for_microsoft_sql_server:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_databases_data_protection_for_microsoft_sql_server:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_databases_data_protection_for_microsoft_sql_server:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_databases_data_protection_for_microsoft_sql_server:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_databases_data_protection_for_microsoft_sql_server:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_databases_data_protection_for_microsoft_sql_server:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_databases_data_protection_for_microsoft_sql_server:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <5.5.6.1 || <6.3.1.5 || <6.4.1.7 || <7.1.2
  • IBM/Tivoli Storage Manager For Mail Data Protection For Microsoft Exchange Server12 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_mail_data_protection_for_microsoft_exchange_server:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_mail_data_protection_for_microsoft_exchange_server:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_mail_data_protection_for_microsoft_exchange_server:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_mail_data_protection_for_microsoft_exchange_server:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_mail_data_protection_for_microsoft_exchange_server:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_mail_data_protection_for_microsoft_exchange_server:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_mail_data_protection_for_microsoft_exchange_server:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_mail_data_protection_for_microsoft_exchange_server:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_mail_data_protection_for_microsoft_exchange_server:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_mail_data_protection_for_microsoft_exchange_server:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_mail_data_protection_for_microsoft_exchange_server:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_mail_data_protection_for_microsoft_exchange_server:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_mail_data_protection_for_microsoft_exchange_server:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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