IBM Tivoli Storage Manager up to 6.2.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager up to 6.2.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2011-1223. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager up to 6.2.0 (Backup Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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:

Buffer overflow in the Alternate Data Stream (aka ADS or named stream) functionality in the backup-archive client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) before 5.4.3.4, 5.5.x before 5.5.3, 6.x before 6.1.4, and 6.2.x before 6.2.2 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 07/17/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1223. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55594 (IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Multiple Buffer Overflows (swg21457604)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119377 (IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Two Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 6.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (55594), SecurityFocus (BID 48519†), SecurityTracker (ID 1025741†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32287†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-57940. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 55594
Nessus Name: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Multiple Buffer Overflows (swg21457604)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2.1

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03/23/2015 +1344 days 🔍
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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2011-1223 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1223
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57941
SecurityFocus: 48519 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 45098
SecurityTracker: 1025741
Vulnerability Center: 32287 - IBM TSM on Windows Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via Unspecified Vectors, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 08/04/2024 03:14
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (56), 03/27/2017 16:42 (9), 11/14/2021 14:11 (5), 11/14/2021 14:15 (1), 08/04/2024 03:14 (16)
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