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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: 2017-10-02T00:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T13:32:29.321Z
Reserved: 2016-11-30T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-1301
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NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2017-10-05T17:29:00.297
Modified: 2017-10-25T20:03:36.493
Link: CVE-2017-1301
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