CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0541

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) versions 3.1 through 5.1 for server and storage agents, and versions 4.2 and 5.1 for TSM Client Acceptor Service, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request to port 1580 or 1581.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely crash the service or execute unauthorized code, potentially leading to serious security implications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Tivoli Storage Manager to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor network traffic on ports 1580 and 1581 for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Tivoli Storage Manager TSM (1) Server or Storage Agents 3.1 through 5.1, and (2) the TSM Client Acceptor Service 4.2 and 5.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request to port 1580 or port 1581.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS