CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-6184

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the dsmtca client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) affecting versions 5.4 through 5.4.3.6, 5.5 through 5.5.4.3, 6.1 through 6.1.5.6, 6.2 before 6.2.5.4, and 6.3 before 6.3.2.3 on UNIX, Linux, and OS X. This allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a risk to organizations as local users may gain unauthorized access to the system with elevated privileges, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update IBM Tivoli Storage Manager to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for potential exploitation attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Stack-based buffer overflow in dsmtca in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.4 through 5.4.3.6, 5.5 through 5.5.4.3, 6.1 through 6.1.5.6, 6.2 before 6.2.5.4, and 6.3 before 6.3.2.3 on UNIX, Linux, and OS X allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS