CVE-2007-4880 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on IBM Tivoli Storage Manager clients via crafted HTTP headers sent to the Client Acceptor Daemon.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-4880?
CVE-2007-4880 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Sep 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the Client Acceptor Daemon (CAD), dsmcad.exe, in certain IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) clients 5.1 before 5.1.8.1, 5.2 before 5.2.5.2, 5.3 before 5.3.5.3, and 5.4 before 5.4.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP headers, aka IC52905.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4880?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager Client.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4880?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4880 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-4880 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4880 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as CVE-2007-5021, GHSA-x7wp-f8qv-9jfv.