IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Deny Service and Potentially Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019249
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1019249
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-0401
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Jan 24 2008
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Original Entry Date: Jan 22 2008
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Impact: Denial of service via network, Execution of arbitrary code via network, Root access via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 5.1.0.3
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions. A remote user can potentially execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote user can supply an HTTP request with a specially crafted HTTP request method to trigger a buffer overflow in the web server's
logging component. This may cause denial of service conditions on the HTTP server or may permit arbitrary code execution.
An
anonymous researcher reported this vulnerability via iDefense.
The vendor was notified on October 24, 2007.
[Editor's note:
The vendor indicated this was a denial of service vulnerability. iDefense indicated that this allows remote users to "potentially
execute arbitrary code." The iDefense report did not confirm code execution.]
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Impact: A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can potentially execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fix (5.1.0.3 Interim Fix 3).
The IBM advisory is available at:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018010
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Vendor URL: www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018010 (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Solaris - SunOS), Windows (2003)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:56:41 -0500
Subject: Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment
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http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018010
> Fixed a Denial Of Service vulnerability on HTTP server (iDefense Vendor Notification [IDEF2750])
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