IBM Tivoli Storage Manager up to 6.2.2 Privileges race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager up to 6.2.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Privileges. Such manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-4813. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager up to 6.2.2 (Backup Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Privileges. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Race condition in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.4.0.0 through 5.4.3.6, 5.5.0.0 through 5.5.4.3, 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.5.6, 6.2 before 6.2.5.4, 6.3 before 6.3.2.3, 6.4 before 6.4.2.1, and 7.1 before 7.1.1 on UNIX and Linux allows local users to obtain root privileges via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 02/12/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-4813 since 07/09/2014. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/21/2017). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

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 databases at X-Force (95389) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48801†). Similar entry is available at VDB-74183. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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02/12/2015 +218 days 🔍
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03/30/2015 +33 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2014-4813 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4813
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74180
X-Force: 95389
Vulnerability Center: 48801 - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) for UNIX and Linux Local Privileges Escalation due to Race Condition, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2015 12:08
Updated: 06/21/2017 10:53
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:08 (55), 06/21/2017 10:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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