IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client dsmagent.exe NodeName Buffer Overflow
Publish date: July 21, 2015
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-4828
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
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.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1003483
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003483 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Agent Client Generic String Handling Buffer Overflow
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.1
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.1.8.0
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.1.8.2
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.2
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.2.5.1
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.2.5.2
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.2.5.3
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.3
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.3.5.2
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.3.5.3
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.3.6.3
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.3.6.4
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.4
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.4.1.1
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.4.1.2
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.4.1.96
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_express 5.3
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_express 5.3.3.0
- ibm tivoli_storage_manager_express 5.3.6.4
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