# CVE-2020-28198: The 'id' parameter of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5 Release 2 (Command Line Administrative Interface, dsmadmc.exe) is vulnerable to a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-05-06 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The 'id' parameter of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5 Release 2 (Command Line Administrative Interface, dsmadmc.exe) is vulnerable to an exploitable stack buffer overflow. Note: the vulnerability can be exploited when it is used in "interactive" mode while, cause of a max number characters limitation, it cannot be exploited in batch or command line usage (e.g. dsmadmc.exe -id=username -password=pwd). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

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## References

- https://github.com/VoidSec/Exploit-Development/blob/master/windows/x86/local/IBM_ITSM_Administrator_Client_v.5.2.0.1/IBM_TSM_v.5.2.0.1_exploit.py
- https://voidsec.com/tivoli-madness/#IBM_Tivoli_Storage_Manager

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