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IV85845: BUFFER OVERFLOW IN ITM UTILITY.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • IBM Tivoli Monitoring is vulnerable to a stack-based
    buffer overflow.  Specially crafted input by a local
    attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on
    the system with elevated privileges.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • The IBM Tivoli Monitoring server is vulnerable to a stack-based
    buffer overflow.  Specially crafted input by a local attacker
    could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system
    with elevated privileges.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
    packages:
    The code has been changed to accept only fixed-length input
    buffers which eliminates any possible buffer overflow.
    
    
       | fix pack | 6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0002
    | Interim Fix | 6.2.3-TIV-FP0005-IV85845
    | Interim Fix | 6.2.2-TIV-FP0009-IV85845
    
    See Security Bulletin fix links and details:
    
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21984578
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV85845

  • Reported component name

    TEMS

  • Reported component ID

    5724C04MS

  • Reported release

    630

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2016-06-19

  • Closed date

    2018-09-27

  • Last modified date

    2018-09-27

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    TEMS

  • Fixed component ID

    5724C04MS

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSTFXA","label":"Tivoli Monitoring"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"630","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
08 March 2023