VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2010-4604
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.94%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-12-29
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Exploit
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link