IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Server Opcode 4115 Stack Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of opcode 4115. By sending a crafted packet on TCP port 11460, an attacker is able to cause a stack buffer overflow when handling a version description string. An attacker can use this to execute arbitrary code under the context of SYSTEM.