IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Long Username Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:4500

Info

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Long Username Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 4500
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 .15

Discussion

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Long Username Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

If an unusually long username is supplied to the HTTP port of the server, a buffer overflow could occur. As a result, it is possible to overwrite stack variables, including the return address, and cause the execution of arbitrary code.

Exploit / POC

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Long Username Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

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