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
Published Dec 29, 2010
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.94%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 5.3.0 · ≤ 5.3.6.7
- ≥ 5.4.0 · ≤ 5.4.3.3
- ≥ 5.5.0 · ≤ 5.5.2.7
- ≥ 6.1.0 · ≤ 6.1.3
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.94% (0.00937) | 59.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.94% (0.00937) | 56.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 53.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.43% (0.01425) | 79.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 25.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 31.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 21.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 33.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 37.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42639 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024901 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC65491 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARBroken Link
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15745 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21454745 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca-exploit.c x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploit
- http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca.txt x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515263/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3251 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42639 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1024901 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC65491 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARBroken Link | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15745 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21454745 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca-exploit.c | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploit | |
| http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca.txt | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515263/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3251 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory |
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