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TITLE:
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28440

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28440/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
Tivoli Storage Manager 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/678/
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/12799/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Tivoli Storage Manager Express,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable
system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the TSM
Express server, which can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer
overflow.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code with
SYSTEM privileges.

This may be related to:
SA23177

The vulnerability is reported in Tivoli Storage Manager Express
versions prior to 5.3.7.3.

SOLUTION:
Update to Tivoli Storage Manager Express version 5.3.7.3.
ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/patches/express/NT/5.3.7.3/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits TippingPoint Security Research Team.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21291536

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA23177:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23177/

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