Advisory Details

June 30th, 2015

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Server Opcode 1332 Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2015-1942
CVSS SCORE	10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	IBM
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['19787']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of opcode 1332. By sending a crafted packet on TCP port 11460, an attacker can force the process to write arbitrary data to an existing file on the system. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of SYSTEM.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	IBM has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21959398
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-04-23 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2015-06-30 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Lola Montez

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