Medium severity · published Oct 5, 2017
CVE-2017-1301
IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TS
Tivoli Storage Manager · Ibm
6.1; 6.1.0; 6.1.1; 6.1.2; 6.1.3; 6.1.4; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1301
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1301
Patch
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006248
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101107
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125163
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