IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1/8.1 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1/8.1. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-1301. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1/8.1 (Backup Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 10/02/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/05/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-1301 since 11/30/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/15/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 101107†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/30/2016 🔍
10/02/2017 +305 days 🔍
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10/05/2017 +3 days 🔍
10/05/2017 +0 days 🔍
10/06/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/15/2021 +1197 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: IBM.
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-1301 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1301
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107522
X-Force: 125163
SecurityFocus: 101107

Entryinfo

Created: 10/06/2017 10:04
Updated: 01/15/2021 16:26
Changes: 10/06/2017 10:04 (58), 11/22/2019 14:21 (2), 01/15/2021 16:22 (2), 01/15/2021 16:26 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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