IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express and Enterprise Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:34077

Info

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express and Enterprise Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 34077
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2008-4563
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 10 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 31 2009 07:56PM
Credit: iDefense and Assurent Secure Technologies.
Vulnerable: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express 5.3.7 .3
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express 5.3
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.4.4 .0
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.4.2 .4
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.4.2 .3
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.4.2 .2
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.6 .9 Express
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.6 .2
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.6 .1
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.4
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.2.9
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.2.5 .3
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.2.5 .2
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.2.4
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.1.8 .2
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.1.8 .1
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 4.2.1 .32
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 4.2.1 .15
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 4.2.1
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 4.2
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.4
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.5.1
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.2.4
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3
Not Vulnerable: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.4.4 .1

Discussion

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express and Enterprise Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Express and Enterprise servers are prone to a remote heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability.

Successfully exploiting this issue would allow a remote attacker to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code in the context of the vulnerable application.

Exploit / POC

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express and Enterprise Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A working commercial exploit is available through VUPEN Security - Exploit and PoCs Service. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

Solution / Fix

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express and Enterprise Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and updates. Please see the references for more information.

References

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express and Enterprise Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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