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CVE-2017-1301

Published: Oct 5, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-59
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

IBM
commercial·USaka international business machines
Spectrum ProtectOn-premDesktop App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
tivoli storage managerOn-premDatabase
Databases

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006248
ibm.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101107
securityfocus.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125163
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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