APP: IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment HTTP Server Buffer Overflow

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in the IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager. A successful attack can lead to a buffer overflow and arbitrary remote code execution within the context of the affected application.

Extended Description

IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly perform size checks on user-supplied input. A remote attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges or to crash the server process, which could lead to denial-of-service conditions. Versions prior to IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment 5.1.0.3 are vulnerable. NOTE: This BID was previously titled 'IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment Denial of Service Vulnerability' but has been updated to reflect new information.

Affected Products

Ibm tivoli_provisioning_manager_for_os_deployment

References

BugTraq: 27387

CVE: CVE-2008-0401

Short Name
APP:IBM:TIVOLI-PRO-MGR-BO
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
APP
Keywords
Buffer CVE-2008-0401 Deployment HTTP IBM Manager OS Overflow Provisioning Server Tivoli bid:27387 for
Release Date
01/07/2013
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3375
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Ibm

CVSS Score

10.0

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