Buffer overflow in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
CVE-2010-4604
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3251 (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15745 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/42639 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca.txt (Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515263/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca-exploit.c (Exploit, Broken Link)
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-4604?
- CVE-2010-4604 is a vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. Published 2010-12-29.
- Is CVE-2010-4604 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.