IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack
Published Oct 5, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack. IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-archive Client creates temporary files insecurely. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a symbolic link from a temporary file to various files on the system, which could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 125163.
Affected products
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- Version 7.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Protect | n/a |
|
- 6.1
- 6.1.0
- 6.1.1
- 6.1.2
- 6.1.3
- 6.1.4
- 6.1.5
- 6.1.5.4
- 6.1.5.5
- 6.1.5.6
- 6.2.0
- 6.2.1
- 6.2.2
- 6.2.3
- 6.2.4
- 6.3
- 6.3.0.5
- 6.3.0.15
- 6.3.0.17
- 6.3.1
- 6.3.1.2
- 6.3.2.2
- 6.3.3
- 6.3.4
- 6.3.5
- 6.3.5.1
- 6.3.6
- 6.3.6.100
- 6.4.1
- 6.4.1.0
- 6.4.2
- 6.4.2.100
- 6.4.2.200
- 6.4.2.500
- 6.4.2.600
- 6.4.3
- 6.4.3.1
- 7.1
- 7.1..5.100
- 7.1.0.1
- 7.1.0.2
- 7.1.0.3
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.1.1
- 7.1.1.2
- 7.1.1.100
- 7.1.1.200
- 7.1.1.300
- 7.1.3
- 7.1.3.000
- 7.1.3.1
- 7.1.3.2
- 7.1.3.100
- 7.1.4
- 7.1.4.1
- 7.1.4.2
- 7.1.5
- 7.1.5.200
- 7.1.6
- 7.1.6.6
- 8.1.0
- 8.1.0.2
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 27.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 27.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 25.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.40% (0.03402) | 67.44th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.40% (0.03402) | 67.13th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.40% (0.03402) | 81.77th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.40% (0.03402) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006248 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101107 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125163 x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006248 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101107 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125163 | x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory |
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