CVE-2015-4927 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 4 Nov 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges by writing to world-writable files in the Reporting and Monitoring component of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager.

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-2015-4927?

CVE-2015-4927 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Nov 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Reporting and Monitoring component in Tivoli Monitoring in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3 before 6.3.6 and 7.1 before 7.1.3 on Linux and AIX uses world-writable permissions for unspecified files, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to a file.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4927?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4927?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-4927 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4927 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-353h-m44v-j273.