Vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
CVE-2006-5855
Multiple buffer overflows in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) before 5.2.9 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in (1) the language field at logon that begins with a 0x18 byte, (2) two unspecified parameters to the SmExecuteWdsfSession function, and (3) the contact field in an open registration message.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.267 (98.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.265 · newest: 0.267 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager — versions 5.2.7, 5.2.8, 5.3.0
References
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-14.html (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30702 (vdb-entry)
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350625 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/1979 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4856 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21440 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887249 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)