CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-4927

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Reporting and Monitoring component in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3 before 6.3.6 and 7.1 before 7.1.3 on Linux and AIX uses world-writable permissions for unspecified files, allowing local users to gain privileges by writing to a file.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access and privilege escalation by local users, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update IBM Tivoli Storage Manager to the latest version to eliminate the vulnerability and review file permissions to restrict access to critical resources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Reporting and Monitoring component in Tivoli Monitoring in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3 before 6.3.6 and 7.1 before 7.1.3 on Linux and AIX uses world-writable permissions for unspecified files, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to a file.

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