Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in dsmagent.exe in the Remote Agent Service in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) client 5.1.0.0 thr
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in dsmagent.exe in the Remote Agent Service in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) client 5.1.0.0 through 5.1.8.2, 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.5.3, 5.3.0.0 through 5.3.6.4, and 5.4.0.0 through 5.4.1.96, and the TSM Express client 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.4, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a request packet that is not properly parsed by an unspecified "generic string handling function" or (2) a crafted NodeName in a dicuGetIdentifyRequest request packet, related to the (a) Web GUI and (b) Java GUI.
- Published
- May 5, 2009
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 71.5% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 21 / 30 · 71.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | tivoli storage manager client | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client |
| ibm | tivoli storage manager express | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.1
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.1.8.0
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.1.8.2
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.2
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.2.5.1
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.2.5.2
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.2.5.3
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.3
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.3.5.2
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.3.5.3
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.3.6.3
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.3.6.4
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.4
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.4.1.1
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.4.1.2
- ibm tivoli storage manager client5.4.1.96
- ibm tivoli storage manager express5.3
- ibm tivoli storage manager express5.3.3.0
- ibm tivoli storage manager express5.3.6.4
Same product
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Remediation
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Exploit status
Weaponized
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Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2010-05-09 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/windows/misc/ibm_tsm_rca_dicugetidentifyIBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express RCA Service Buffer Overflowexploit | 2009-11-04 |
Research context
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Timeline
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- Published
- Metasploit+182 d
- First PoC+368 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+6357 d
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Patch and commit links
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
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Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- osvdb.org/54231
- osvdb.org/54232
- secunia.com/advisories/32604
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-55/
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21384389
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC59513
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503182/100/0/threaded
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1235
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50327
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.