CVE-2020-28198

Published: May 6, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-787

7.0HIGH

NVD MITRE

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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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

ibm

commercial·USaka international business machines

tivoli storage managerOn-premDatabase

Databases

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

https://github.com/VoidSec/Exploit-Development/blob/master/windows/x86/local/IBM_ITSM_Administrator_Client_v.5.2.0.1/IBM_TSM_v.5.2.0.1_exploit.py

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https://voidsec.com/tivoli-madness/#IBM_Tivoli_Storage_Manager

voidsec.com

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