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CVE-2010-4604

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) - Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GeneratePassword function in dsmtca (aka the Trusted Communications Agent or TCA) in the backup-archive client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3.x before 5.3.6.10, 5.4.x before 5.4.3.4, 5.5.x before 5.5.2.10, and 6.1.x before 6.1.3.1 on Unix and Linux allows local users to gain privileges by specifying a long LANG environment variable, and then sending a request over a pipe.

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en la función GeneratePassword en dsmtca (también conocido como el Trusted Communications Agent o TCA) en el cliente backup-archive en IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) v5.3.x anterior a v5.3.6.10, v5.4.x anterior a v5.4.3.4, v5.5.x anterior a v5.5.2.10, y v6.1.x anterior a v6.1.3.1 sobre Unix y Linux permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios especificando una variable de entorno LANG de gran tamaño y posteriormente enviando una petición sobre una tubería (pipe).

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2010-12-15 First Exploit
  • 2010-12-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2010-12-29 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-21 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ibm
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Tivoli Storage Manager
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>= 5.3.0 <= 5.3.6.7
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Affected
in Linux
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Linux Kernel
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Safe
Ibm
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Tivoli Storage Manager
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>= 5.4.0 <= 5.4.3.3
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Affected
in Linux
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Linux Kernel
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Safe
Ibm
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Tivoli Storage Manager
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>= 5.5.0 <= 5.5.2.7
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Affected
in Linux
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Linux Kernel
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Safe
Ibm
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Tivoli Storage Manager
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>= 6.1.0 <= 6.1.3
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Affected
in Linux
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Linux Kernel
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Safe