IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express up to 5.2 dsmsvc.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express up to 5.2. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file dsmsvc.exe. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-0247. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express up to 5.2 (Backup Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file dsmsvc.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Express Backup Server service (dsmsvc.exe) in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Express 5.3 before 5.3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a packet with a large length value.

The bug was discovered 01/10/2008. The weakness was presented 01/11/2008 with TippingPoint (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0247 since 01/11/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29997 (IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express Backup Server Service (dsmsvc.exe) Packet Handling Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116238 (IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express Heap Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 5.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5509.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39604), Tenable (29997), SecurityFocus (BID 27235†), OSVDB (40353†) and Secunia (SA28440†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 29997
Nessus Name: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express Backup Server Service (dsmsvc.exe) Packet Handling Remote Overflow
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Upgrade: Tivoli Storage Manager Express 5.3
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: TippingPoint
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CVE: CVE-2008-0247 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0247
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40508
X-Force: 39604
SecurityFocus: 27235 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 28440
OSVDB: 40353 - CVE-2008-0247 - IBM - Tivoli Storage Manager - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019182
Vulnerability Center: 17412 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Express Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-0106

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/01/2025 16:34
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (72), 08/03/2019 20:36 (12), 06/01/2025 16:34 (17)
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