IBM Tivoli Monitoring up to 6.2.2 FP8/6.2.3 FP4/6.3.0 FP1 on Linux/Unix memory corruption
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Tivoli Monitoring up to 6.2.2 FP8/6.2.3 FP4/6.3.0 FP1 on Linux/Unix (Directory Service Software). This affects an unknown part. 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. The summary by CVE is:
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ax Shared Libraries in the Agent in IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM) 6.2.2 before FP9, 6.2.3 before FP5, and 6.3.0 before FP2 on Linux and UNIX allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
The bug was discovered 08/08/2016. The weakness was published 12/01/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-2946 since 03/09/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 115 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
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CPE 2.3
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2946 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 92389 - IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agent CVE-2016-2946 Local Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 12/01/2016 16:58Updated: 06/14/2019 09:32
Changes: 12/01/2016 16:58 (52), 06/14/2019 09:32 (13)
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