CVE-2010-3755

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) FastBack versions 5.5.0.0 through 5.5.6.0 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) FastBack versions 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.0.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash, via data in a TCP packet. This is related to the DAS ReadBlockReply function in FastBackServer.exe.

Recommendations For versions 5.5.0.0 through 5.5.6.0, consider disabling the DAS ReadBlockReply function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. For versions 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.0.1, consider disabling the DAS ReadBlockReply function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.