IBM Tivoli Storage Manager up to 5.4.0 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager up to 5.4.0 (Backup Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3 before 5.3.6.7, 5.4 before 5.4.3, 5.5 before 5.5.2.2, and 6.1 before 6.1.0.2, and TSM Express 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted data in a TCP packet.

The weakness was shared 11/04/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3853. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/25/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42824 (IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21405562)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116679 (IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9475.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54127) and Tenable (42824). The entries 50696 and 50695 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 42824
Nessus Name: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21405562)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/tivoli_storage_mgr_cad_client_name
Saint Name: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client CAD Service Buffer Overflow

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MetaSploit ID: ibm_tsm_cad_ping.rb
MetaSploit Name: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express CAD Service Buffer Overflow
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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3853 (🔍)
X-Force: 54127
Vulnerability Center: 24139 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Acceptor Daemon Scheduler Buffer Overrun Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/25/2021 07:55
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (66), 02/17/2017 11:22 (7), 08/25/2021 07:50 (3), 08/25/2021 07:55 (1)
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