THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-3853
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-3853

Tivoli Storage Manager vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
36.7%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3 before 5.3.6.7, 5.4 before 5.4.3, 5.5 before 5.5.2.2, and 6.1 before 6.1.0.2, and TSM Express 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted data in a TCP packet.
Affected vendor
Ibm
Affected product
Tivoli Storage Manager
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2009-11-04

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 36.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-3853

  • Confirm whether Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-3853.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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