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 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.

• CWE-787

• http://secunia.com/advisories/42639Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024901Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC65491Broken Link
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15745Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21454745Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca-exploit.cBroken Link, Exploit
• http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca.txtBroken Link
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515263/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3251Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42639Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024901Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC65491Broken Link
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15745Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21454745Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca-exploit.cBroken Link, Exploit
• http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca.txtBroken Link
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515263/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3251Broken Link, Vendor Advisory

Published

Dec 29, 2010

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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