IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Acceptor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:4492

Info

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Acceptor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 4492
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2002-0541
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 11 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 11:56AM
Credit: Discovered by Patrik Karlsson <[email protected]> and Jonas Ländin <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 4.2.1
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 4.2
Not Vulnerable: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 4.2.1 .32

Discussion

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Acceptor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A buffer overflow condition has been discovered in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager.

The TSM Client Acceptor does not perform adequate bounds checking. As a result, it is possible to create a buffer overflow, this could result in the overwriting of stack variables, including the return address, and the execution of arbitrary code.

Exploit / POC

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Acceptor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Acceptor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The discoverer of this issue has reported that version 4.2.1.32 addresses this issue. However, the link provided doesn't appear to have this version available. Contact IBM support for further information on obtaining the fix.

References

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Acceptor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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