FKIE_CVE-2010-4604

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-12-29 18:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:25
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/42639Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1024901Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC65491Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15745Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21454745Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca-exploit.cBroken Link, Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca.txtBroken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515263/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3251Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/42639Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1024901Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC65491Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15745Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21454745Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca-exploit.cBroken Link, Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca.txtBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515263/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3251Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm tivoli_storage_manager *
ibm tivoli_storage_manager *
ibm tivoli_storage_manager *
ibm tivoli_storage_manager *
linux linux_kernel -
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