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GHSA-FW7P-W2P7-VC8C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:30 – Updated: 2022-05-17 00:30

Details

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.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2017-1301 (GCVE-0-2017-1301)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-10-05 17:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:56

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Obtain Information

Assigner

ibm mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006248	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101107	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
IBM	Spectrum Protect	Affected: 7.1 Affected: 8.1

Date Public

2017-10-02 00:00

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