Vulnerability CVE-2008-4828
Published: 2009-05-05   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in dsmagent.exe in the Remote Agent Service in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) client 5.1.0.0 through 5.1.8.2, 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.5.3, 5.3.0.0 through 5.3.6.4, and 5.4.0.0 through 5.4.1.96, and the TSM Express client 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.4, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a request packet that is not properly parsed by an unspecified "generic string handling function" or (2) a crafted NodeName in a dicuGetIdentifyRequest request packet, related to the (a) Web GUI and (b) Java GUI.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Remote Agent Service Buffer Overflows
Secunia Research
05.05.2009

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
10/10
10/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
IBM -> Tivoli storage manager client 
IBM -> Tivoli storage manager express 

 References:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21384389
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC59513
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503182/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1235
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50327
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