IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 7.1/8.1 Database privilege escalation

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 7.1/8.1 (Backup Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Database Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 07/02/2019. The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-4140 since 01/03/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/03/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Type

• Backup Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• Tivoli Storage Manager

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
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Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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01/03/2019 CVE assigned
07/02/2019 +180 days Advisory disclosed
07/03/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
07/03/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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CVE: CVE-2019-4140 (🔒)

Created: 07/03/2019 12:59 PM
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