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CVE-2017-1301

N/A
Published: October 5, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:14 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorTivoli Storage ManagerSpectrum Protect

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack. IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-archive Client creates temporary files insecurely. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a symbolic link from a temporary file to various files on the system, which could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 125163.

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006248
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101107
x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125163

CVSS

3.6LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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