CVE-2010-4604: 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…

PriorityP339high7.2CVSS 2.0

AVLACLAuNCCICAC

EXPLOIT

EPSS

0.94%

56.4th percentile

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.

Affected

4 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
ibm	tivoli_storage_manager	5.3.0 – 5.3.6.7	—
ibm	tivoli_storage_manager	5.4.0 – 5.4.3.3	—
ibm	tivoli_storage_manager	5.5.0 – 5.5.2.7	—
ibm	tivoli_storage_manager	6.1.0 – 6.1.3	—

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