CVE-2006-5855

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) before 5.2.9 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in (1) the language field at logon that begins with a 0x18 byte, (2) two unspecified parameters to the SmExecuteWdsfSession function, and (3) the contact field in an open registration message.

Published: 2006-12-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-5855 is rated High Risk (69.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 26.33%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5855

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 68.19% 26.33% -41.86%
2 2025-11-08 62.91% 68.19% +5.28%
3 2025-09-16 — 62.91% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5855

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-5855

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5855

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-5855: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5855

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5855

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5855

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23177 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1979
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017333
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC50347 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21250261 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350625 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/478753 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887249 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453544/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21440 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-14.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4856
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30699
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30701
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30702
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