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CVE-2010-4604 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42639	CVE	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024901	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC65491	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15745	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21454745	CVE	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca-exploit.c	CVE	Broken LinkExploit
http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca.txt	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515263/100/0/threaded	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3251	CVE	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42639	[email protected]	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024901	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC65491	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15745	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21454745	[email protected]	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca-exploit.c	[email protected]	Broken LinkExploit
http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca.txt	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515263/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3251	[email protected]	Broken LinkVendor Advisory

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-787	Out-of-bounds Write	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ibm tivoli storage manager	>= 5.3.0, <= 5.3.6.7 >= 5.4.0, <= 5.4.3.3 >= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.2.7 >= 6.1.0, <= 6.1.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
linux linux kernel	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 13, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 29, 2010	Initial Analysis	[email protected]