IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express adsmdll.dll buffer overflow

tivoli-tsm-adsmdll-bo (49188) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Express server is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking within adsmdll.dll, which is called by the dsmsvc.exe daemon. By sending a malicious client request to a vulnerable server, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with SYSTEM privileges or cause the server to crash.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 10
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: Complete
  Integrity Impact: Complete
  Availability Impact: Complete
 
Temporal Score: 7.4
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Apply the appropriate update for your system, available from IBM Support & downloads. See References.

References:

  • Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Mar 10 2009 - 14:42:05 CDT: Assurent VR - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express Backup Server Heap Corruption.
  • IBM Support & downloads: Tivoli Storage Manager Server Buffer Overrun Security Vulnerability.
  • iDefense PUBLIC ADVISORY: 03.10.09: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
  • BID-34077: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express and Enterprise Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  • CVE-2008-4563: Heap-based buffer overflow in adsmdll.dll 5.3.7.7296, as used by the daemon (dsmsvc.exe) in the backup server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Express 5.3.7.3 and earlier and TSM 5.2, 5.3 before 5.3.6.0, and 5.4.0.0 through 5.4.4.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted length value.
  • SA34245: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  • SECTRACK ID: 1021837: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express Heap Overflow in 'adsmdll.dll' Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • VUPEN/ADV-2009-0669: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager adsmdll.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.2.4
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.2.5.1
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.2.5.2
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.2.5.3
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.2.7
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.2.8
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.2.9
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.0
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.1
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.2
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.2.4
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.3
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.4
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.5.1
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.5.3
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.6.1
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.6.2
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.6.9
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.4.1.2
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.4.2.2
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.4.2.3
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.4.2.4
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.4.4.0
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express 5.3
  • IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express 5.3.7.3

Reported:

Mar 10, 2009

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