IBM Cognos TM1 9.4.1 Admin Server memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in IBM Cognos TM1 9.4.1. This affects an unknown function of the component Admin Server. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0202. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in IBM Cognos TM1 9.4.1 (Business Process Management Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Admin Server. 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:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in tm1admsd.exe in the Admin Server in IBM Cognos TM1 9.4.x and 9.5.x before 9.5.2 FP2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted data.

The weakness was shared 04/02/2012 with TippingPoint (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0202 since 12/14/2011. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/05/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

A public exploit has been developed by metasploit and been published 11 months after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120778 (IBM Cognos Express Admin Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 25625.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73182), Exploit-DB (23969), SecurityFocus (BID 52847†), OSVDB (80876†) and Secunia (SA48568†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: metasploit
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ibm_cognos_admin_server_tm1admsd
Saint Name: IBM Cognos TM1 and Express Admin Server Buffer Overflow

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MetaSploit ID: ibm_cognos_tm1admsd_bof.rb
MetaSploit Name: IBM Cognos tm1admsd.exe Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Organization: TippingPoint
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0202 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0202
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5024
X-Force: 73182 - IBM Cognos tm1admsd.exe multiple buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 52847 - IBM Cognos TM1 Admin Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 48568 - IBM Cognos TM1 Admin Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 80876
SecurityTracker: 1026881 - IBM Cognos TM1 Admin Server Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 46789 - IBM Cognos 9.4 Before 9.5.2 Remote DoS and Code Execution via Crafted Data, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2012 15:45
Updated: 01/05/2025 03:36
Changes: 04/04/2012 15:45 (93), 06/10/2017 09:33 (2), 01/05/2025 03:36 (17)
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