CVE-2006-5855

N/A Unknown
Published: December 06, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) before 5.2.9 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in (1) the language field at logon that begins with a 0x18 byte, (2) two unspecified parameters to the SmExecuteWdsfSession function, and (3) the contact field in an open registration message.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23177
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1979
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017333
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC50347
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21250261
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350625
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/478753
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887249
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453544/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21440
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-14.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4856
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30699
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30701
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30702
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23177
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1979
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017333
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC50347
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21250261
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350625
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/478753
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887249
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453544/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21440
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-14.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4856
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30699
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30701
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30702
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
68.2%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

ibm