CVE-2015-4927 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Reporting and Monitoring component of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager versions 6.3 (before 6.3.6) and 7.1 (before 7.1.3) on Linux and AIX. This flaw stems from world-writable permissions on unspecified files, allowing local users to gain elevated privileges by modifying these files. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it represents a high-severity local attack with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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