CVE-2006-5855 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) versions before 5.2.9 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4. These flaws allow remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code through specially crafted input in fields like the logon language, specific SmExecuteWdsfSession parameters, and the open registration contact field. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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