High severity8.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 2, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-7429
CVE-2015-7429
Description
The 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.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:7.1:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:7.1:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <7.1.4
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_snapshot:4.1:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_snapshot:4.1:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <4.1.4
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References
2- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79541nvd
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