FKIE_CVE-2006-5855

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-12-06 19:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:32
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23177Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/1979
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1017333
cve@mitre.orghttp://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC50347Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21250261Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350625US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/478753US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887249US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453544/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21440Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-14.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4856
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30699
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30701
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30702
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23177Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1979
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1017333
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC50347Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21250261Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350625US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/478753US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887249US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453544/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21440Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-14.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4856
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30699
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30701
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30702
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.2.7
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.2.8
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.0
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.1
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.2
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.3
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:32:00.567",
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