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Security Bulletin: Stack-based buffer overflow and elevation of privileges vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Server and Storage Agents (CVE-2019-4087, CVE-2019-4088)

Security Bulletin


Summary

The IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Server and Storage Agents are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow and elevation of privileges.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4087
DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Protect Servers and Storage Agents are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by servers and storage agents in response to specifically crafted communication exchanges. By sending an overly long request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with instance id privileges or cause the server or storage agent to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157510 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2019-4088
DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Protect Servers and Storage Agents could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by loading a specially crafted library loaded by the dsmqsan module. By setting up such a library, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges on the vulnerable system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157511 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

This vulnerability affects the following IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Server levels:

  • 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.7.xxx
  • 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.9.200

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Spectrum Protect
Server Release		 First Fixing
VRM Level		 Platform Link to Fix
            8.1 8.1.8 AIX
Linux
Windows
            7.1
7.1.9.300
 AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

These vulnerabilities were reported to IBM by Sébastien Charbonnier and Undr

Change History

28 June 2019 - original version published

*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.

Disclaimer

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Internal Use Only

Advisory 15166 Record 130668 and
Advisory 15167 Record 130669

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 July 2019

UID

ibm10882472

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