Attacker Value
Very Low
(1 user assessed)
Exploitability
Very Low
(1 user assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
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CVE-2020-28198

Disclosure Date: May 06, 2021
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Description

The ‘id’ parameter of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5 Release 2 (Command Line Administrative Interface, dsmadmc.exe) is vulnerable to an exploitable stack buffer overflow. Note: the vulnerability can be exploited when it is used in “interactive” mode while, cause of a max number characters limitation, it cannot be exploited in batch or command line usage (e.g. dsmadmc.exe -id=username -password=pwd). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

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Ratings
  • Attacker Value
    Very Low
  • Exploitability
    Very Low
Technical Analysis

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager – ITSM Administrator Client Command Line Administrative Interface (dsmadmc.exe) Version 5, Release 2, Level 0.1, is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the ‘id’ parameter.
A complete root cause analysis could be found at: https://voidsec.com/tivoli-madness/#IBM_Tivoli_Storage_Manager

CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.0 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • ibm

Products

  • tivoli storage manager 5.2.0.1

Additional Info

Technical Analysis