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CVE-2010-4604

Published: Dec 29, 2010

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

vdb-entry

x_refsource_SECTRACK

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_AIXAPAR

vdb-entry

x_refsource_VUPEN

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca.txt

x_refsource_MISC

20101215 Kryptos Logic Advisory: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Local Root

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca-exploit.c

x_refsource_MISC

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21454745

x_refsource_CONFIRM

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