CVE-2013-0509
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBuffer overflow in the Transaction MIB agent in IBM Tivoli Netcool System Service Monitors (SSM) and Application Service Monitors (ASM) 4.0.0 before FP14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SQL transaction with a long table name that is not properly handled by a packet decoder.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in the Transaction MIB agent of IBM Tivoli Netcool System Service Monitors (SSM) and Application Service Monitors (ASM) versions 4.0.0 through earlier than FP14. The vulnerability is triggered by processing SQL transactions containing overly long table names that are not properly validated by the packet decoder, allowing remote attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.0.0= 4.0.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm IBM Tivoli Netcool ASM or SSM installationLook for the product installation directory, typically under /opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool or C:\Program Files\IBM\tivoli\netcool on Windows. Check for running processes named nco_pigeon, ncoasm, or ncossm.Affected if IBM Tivoli Netcool Application Service Monitors or System Service Monitors is installed and running
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Determine installed product versionCheck the version file in the installation directory, commonly named version.txt, or run the product's version command such as 'ncoasm -version' or 'ncossm -version' from the bin directory.Affected if The installed version is 4.0.0 through any version earlier than Fix Pack 14 (FP14)
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Check if Transaction MIB agent is enabledLook for the Transaction MIB agent process (typically nco_pigeon or similar MIB-related process) in the running processes, or check the product's configuration file (such as asm_config.xml or ssm_config.xml) for Transaction MIB agent settings.Affected if Transaction MIB agent is enabled and processing SQL transactions
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Verify SQL transaction handling is activeExamine the product logs or configuration for SQL transaction processing capabilities. Check if the product is configured to receive or process SQL transactions from network sources.Affected if SQL transaction processing is enabled and the product accepts SQL input from network sources
The environment is affected if IBM Tivoli Netcool ASM or SSM version 4.0.0 through earlier than FP14 is installed with the Transaction MIB agent enabled and SQL transaction processing active.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade IBM Tivoli Netcool SSM/ASM to Fix Pack 14 (FP14) or later to patch the buffer overflow in the Transaction MIB agent's packet decoder.
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