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high 7.2

CVE-2010-4604 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GeneratePassword function in dsmtca (aka the Trusted Communications Agent or TCA) in the backup-archive…

published 2010-12-29 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-4570

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GeneratePassword function in dsmtca (aka the Trusted Communications Agent or TCA) 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 5.5.2.10, and 6.1.x before 6.1.3.1 on Unix and Linux allows local users to gain privileges by specifying a long LANG environment variable, and then sending a request over a pipe.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-15745)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-15745 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) - Local Privilege Escalation local, 2010-12-15
  • kryptoslogic.com http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca-exploit.c referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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