Security Bulletin
Summary
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack mount process is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. A local or remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges or cause the application to crash. On November 21, 2016 this vulnerability was incorrectly reported as CVE-2016-6091. The correct CVE IDs for these vulnerabilities are CVE-2015-1897 and CVE-2015-0119.
Vulnerability Details
Please consult the security bulletins IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2015-1897) and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Mount Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2015-0119) for vulnerability details and information about fixes.
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Mount 6.1.11 and earlier.
Remediation/Fixes
Please consult the security bulletins IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2015-1897) and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Mount Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2015-0119) for information on applying the appropriate fixes.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
21 November, 2016 : Original Version Published
6 January 2017: Update to disclose duplicate CVE assignment and provide original security bulletin links
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21993916