CVE-2017-1301 describes a local symlink attack vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1, specifically impacting the Backup-archive Client. A local attacker with low privileges could exploit insecure temporary file creation to overwrite arbitrary system files with elevated privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and local access requirement, but a high impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion beyond a single mention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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