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A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager up to 6.1.0 (Backup Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.x and 6.x before 6.3.5.10 and 7.x before 7.1.1.100 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and replace file backups by using a certain backup option in conjunction with a filename that matches a previously used filename.

The weakness was disclosed 11/18/2014 by Bartlomiej Balcerek (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4817 since 07/09/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81493 (Tivoli Storage Manager Server Unauthorized Backup File Displacement), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..

Upgrading to version 6.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95444) and Tenable (81493).

Productinfo

Type

• Backup Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• Tivoli Storage Manager

Version

• 6.0
• 6.1

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 81493
Nessus Name: Tivoli Storage Manager Server Unauthorized Backup File Displacement
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Tivoli Storage Manager 6.1.1

Timelineinfo

07/09/2014 🔍
10/21/2014 +104 days 🔍
10/21/2014 +0 days 🔍
11/18/2014 +28 days 🔍
11/18/2014 +0 days 🔍
02/24/2015 +98 days 🔍
03/02/2015 +6 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +25 days 🔍
04/04/2022 +2565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Bartlomiej Balcerek
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2014-4817 (🔍)
X-Force: 95444
Vulnerability Center: 48843 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Local Security Bypass Vulnerability, Low
SecurityFocus: 71109 - Tivoli Storage Manager Server CVE-2014-4817 Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/04/2022 09:16
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (63), 06/21/2017 11:02 (5), 04/04/2022 09:16 (3)
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