IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Backup-Archive client buffer overflow
| ibm-tsm-backuparchiveclient-bo (46208) |  High Risk |
Description:
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Backup-Archive client is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when the Client Acceptor Daemon (CAD) is enabled or the Backup-Archive client scheduler and scheduler service has the option SCHEDMODE set to PROMPTED. By sending a specially-crafted packet to the Data Protection for SQL CAD service, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with SYSTEM privileges or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to IBM APAR IC56773 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- IBM APAR IC56773: TSM CLIENT BUFFER OVERRUN.
- IBM Support & downloads: TSM client buffer overrun security vulnerability.
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Web site: Tivoli Storage Manager.
- ZDI-08-071: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express for Microsoft SQL Heap Overflow Vulnerability.
- BID-31988: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-4801: Heap-based buffer overflow in the Data Protection for SQL CAD service (aka dsmcat.exe) in the Client Acceptor Daemon (CAD) and the scheduler in the Backup-Archive client 5.1.0.0 through 5.1.8.1, 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.5.2, 5.3.0.0 through 5.3.6.1, 5.4.0.0 through 5.4.2.2, and 5.5.0.0 through 5.5.0.91 in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM); and the Backup-Archive client in TSM Express; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a large amount of crafted data to a TCP port.
- OSVDB ID: 49442: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Express for Microsoft SQL SQL CAD Data Protection (dsmcat.exe) Remote Overflow
- SA32465: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1021122: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Buffer Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2969: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client 5.1
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client 5.2
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client 5.3
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client 5.4
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client 5.5
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express
Reported:
Oct 29, 2008
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