National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2010-4604

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2010-3251

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3251

External Source: BUGTRAQ

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

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/515263/100/0/threaded

External Source: MISC

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

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

External Source: MISC

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

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

External Source: CONFIRM

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

Type: Advisory

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

External Source: EXPLOIT-DB

Name: 15745

Hyperlink:http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15745

External Source: AIXAPAR

Name: IC65491

Hyperlink:http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC65491

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1024901

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1024901

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 42639

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/42639