Multiple buffer overflows in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) before 5.2.9 and 5.3.x…
Priority HIGH 65Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.28166 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.8 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5855
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7r4r-3fxw-5p8q
References
More IBM Tivoli Storage Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-03661 Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-04352 Heap-based buffer overflow in adsmdll.dll 5.3.7.7296, as used by the daemon (dsmsvc.exe)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-03662 Buffer overflow in the traditional client scheduler in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-01118 Unspecified vulnerability in the server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2016-07334 Improper authentication in IBM Spectrum Protect CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2009-03663 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the (1) UNIX and (2) Linux backup-archive… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2006-5855 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5855 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7r4r-3fxw-5p8q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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