Advisory Details

April 8th, 2015

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Mount CMountDismount::GetVaultDump Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2015-0119
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	IBM
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['19320']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within FastBackServer.exe which listens by default on TCP port 30051. When handling opcode 0x09 packets, the process blindly copies user supplied data into a stack-based buffer within CMountDismount::GetVaultDump. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the SYSTEM user.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	IBM has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21699645
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-01-08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2015-04-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Brian Gorenc - HP Zero Day Initiative

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