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Windows web GUI vulnerability

2002-04-26 09:32:37
Subject: Windows web GUI vulnerability
From: Lisa Cabanas <CABANL AT MODOT DOT NET>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 08:32:52 -0500
Just passing this on... it may have been on the list already, but I had to
delete a bunch of messages to "catch up" on my mail ;-)

                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                          iXsecurity Security              
                                          Vulnerability Report             
                                          No:                              
                                          iXsecurity.20020327.tivoli_tsm_d 
                                          smcad.a                          
                                          ================================ 
                                          ===========                      
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                       Vulnerability Summary               
                                       ---------------------               
                                       Problem: The Tivoli Storage Manager 
                                       webserver, running                  
                                                               on port     
                                       1581 has a buffer overflow          
                                       condition.                          
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                       Threat: An attacker could make the  
                                       webserver crash and                 
                                                               possibly    
                                       execute arbitrary code.             
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                       Affected Software: Tivoli Storage   
                                       Manager version 4.2.x.x.            
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                       Platform: Windows NT4/2000.         
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                       Vulnerability Description           
                                       -------------------------           
                                       A request for the URL               
                                       A.AAAAA....approximately_1292_more_ 
                                       A's to the                          
                                       webserver running on port 1581 (TSM 
                                       Client Acceptor) will result in a   
                                       crash, overwriting EIP. The buffer  
                                       overwriting EIP is in a widestring  
                                       format, making it a little more     
                                       difficult, although not impossible, 
                                                                           
                                       to exploit.                         
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                       Solution                            
                                       --------                            
                                       See APAR IC33211                    
                                       Apply Patch V4.2.1.32 currently     
                                       available at                        
                                       http://www.tivoli.com/support/stora 
                                       ge_mgr/clients.html                 
                                       For additional information or       
                                       assistance please contact your      
                                       IBM Service Representative at       
                                       1-800-IBM-SERV                      
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                       Additional Information              
                                       ----------------------              
                                       Tivoli was contacted 20020327.      
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                       This vulnerability was found and    
                                       researched by                       
                                       Patrik Karlsson & Jonas Ländin      
                                       patrik.karlsson AT ixsecurity DOT com    
  
                                       jonas.landin AT ixsecurity DOT com       
  
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                       This document is also available at: 
                                       http://www.cqure.net/advisories/    
                                                                           
                                                                           


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