VDB-96421 · CVE-2016-5985 · BID 94808

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager AIX Client memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component AIX Client. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-5985. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (Backup Software) (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component AIX Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) AIX client is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when Journal-Based Backup is enabled. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a system crash.

The bug was discovered 12/08/2016. The weakness was released 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5985 since 06/29/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 55 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94808†). 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
Remote: No

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06/29/2016 🔍
12/08/2016 +162 days 🔍
12/09/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/01/2017 +54 days 🔍
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02/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5985 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5985
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96421
SecurityFocus: 94808 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client CVE-2016-5985 Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5985 - IBM - Tivoli Storage Manager - Buffer Overflow Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:53
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:53 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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