VDB-96733 · CVE-2016-5934 · BID 92614

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Fastback Installer access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Fastback. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Installer. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-5934. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Fastback (Backup Software) (version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack installer could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By placing a specially-crafted DLL in the victim's path, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability when the installer is executed to run arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the victim.

The bug was discovered 08/22/2016. The weakness was presented 02/08/2017 by Sachin Wagh (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5934 since 06/29/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/12/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 170 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 92614†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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06/29/2016 🔍
08/22/2016 +54 days 🔍
08/23/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/08/2017 +169 days 🔍
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02/09/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/12/2020 +1280 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: Sachin Wagh
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5934 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5934
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96733
SecurityFocus: 92614 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager CVE-2016-5934 DLL Loading Local Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5934 - IBM - Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack - DLL Hijacking Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 02/09/2017 09:15
Updated: 08/12/2020 10:06
Changes: 02/09/2017 09:15 (58), 08/12/2020 10:06 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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