CVE-2006-5855
highpriority · attend · 49EPSS 0.267 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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affected products (7)
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references (30)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/23177enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1979enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017333enisa_euvd
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC50347enisa_euvd
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21250261enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350625enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/478753enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887249enisa_euvd
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