CVE-2010-4605 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.6 Published 29 Dec 2010 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client via unspecified vectors.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2010-4605?

CVE-2010-4605 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Dec 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability 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 5.5.3, 6.1.x before 6.1.4, and 6.2.x before 6.2.2 on Unix and Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4605?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4605?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2010-4605 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4605 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hgxx-w5pg-frqj.