CVE-2017-1301

IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack

published October 5, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
28.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00359 · 28.2th percentile
Published
2017-10-05T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 OCT 17:00Z
    IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack
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