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CVE-2017-1301

UNKNOWN
Published 2017-10-05T17:00:00Z
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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.

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Affected Products

IBM

Spectrum Protect

Affected Versions:

7.1 8.1

GitHub Security Advisories

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⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-fw7p-w2p7-vc8c

Advisory 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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1301
WEB https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125163
WEB http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006248
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101107

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 17, 2022, Modified: May 17, 2022

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006248
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101107
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125163
Published: 2017-10-05T17:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-17T01:56:53.219Z
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