IBM Tivoli Storage Manager up to 5.4 GeneratePassword memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is the function GeneratePassword. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-4604. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Adding more authentication is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (Backup Software). This issue affects the function GeneratePassword. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GeneratePassword function in dsmtca (aka the Trusted Communications Agent or TCA) in the backup-archive client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3.x before 5.3.6.10, 5.4.x before 5.4.3.4, 5.5.x before 5.5.2.10, and 6.1.x before 6.1.3.1 on Unix and Linux allows local users to gain privileges by specifying a long LANG environment variable, and then sending a request over a pipe.

The weakness was published 12/15/2010 by Kryptos Logic (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-4604. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Kryptos Logic and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 5.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability. It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be adding authentication. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (15745), OSVDB (70183†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024901†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29188†). Similar entries are available at VDB-55867 and VDB-55866. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Kryptos Logic
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Upgrade: Tivoli Storage Manager 5.4.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Kryptos Logic
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4604 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4604
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55865
Secunia: 42639
OSVDB: 70183 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Client dsmtca GeneratePassword() Function Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1024901
Vulnerability Center: 29188 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager on Unix and Linux Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 12/29/2024 23:16
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (53), 03/13/2017 10:01 (14), 10/07/2021 15:42 (5), 11/18/2024 15:24 (19), 12/29/2024 23:16 (2)
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