Multiple array index errors in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) before 5.2.9 and 5.3.x…
Priority LOW 36Published · 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
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple array index errors in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) before 5.2.9 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary memory locations and cause a denial of service (crash) via a large index value in unspecified messages, a different issue than CVE-2006-5855.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01655 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.2.9 | 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.2.9 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-2006-6309
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjwm-vvgm-jhxw
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-2006-05638 Multiple buffer overflows in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) before 5.2.9 and 5.3.x… 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
Sources
- CVE-2006-6309 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-6309 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjwm-vvgm-jhxw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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