CVE-2006-5855

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 26.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-12-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) before 5.2.9 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in (1) the language field at logon that begins with a 0x18 byte, (2) two unspecified parameters to the SmExecuteWdsfSession function, and (3) the contact field in an open registration message.

Affected products

IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager: 5.2.7, 5.2.8, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/23177
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1979
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017333
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC50347
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21250261
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350625
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/478753
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887249
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453544/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21440
http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-14.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4856

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