Buffer overflow in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
CVE-2009-3853
Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3 before 5.3.6.7, 5.4 before 5.4.3, 5.5 before 5.5.2.2, and 6.1 before 6.1.0.2, and TSM Express 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted data in a TCP packet.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.367 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.367 · newest: 0.367 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager — versions 5.2.5.3, 5.3, 5.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3132 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507654/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-51/
- secunia.com/advisories/32534 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3853?
- CVE-2009-3853 is a vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-11-04.
- Is CVE-2009-3853 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.