CVE-2014-6185 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) client versions 6.3, 6.4, and 7.1. Specifically, the dsmtca component improperly restricts shared-library loading, allowing a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by introducing a malicious DSO file. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.0.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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