Description
Buffer overflow in the Client Acceptor Daemon (CAD), dsmcad.exe, in certain IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) clients 5.1 before 5.1.8.1, 5.2 before 5.2.5.2, 5.3 before 5.3.5.3, and 5.4 before 5.4.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP headers, aka IC52905.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express CAD Service Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/http/ibm_tsm_cad_header
Exploit-DB 2
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express CAD Service - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2) EDB-16764 · remote · May 9, 2010 · verified
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3 - Express CAD Service Buffer Overflow EDB-4573 · remote · Oct 27, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 25743 vdb-entry
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21268775
- IC52905 vendor-advisory
- 3184 third-party-advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-054.html
- ADV-2007-3228 vdb-entry
- 26883 third-party-advisory
- ibm-tsm-cad-bo(36700) vdb-entry
- 38161 vdb-entry
- 20070924 ZDI-07-054: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express CAD Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability mailing-list
- 1018725 vdb-entry