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CVE-2010-4604

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GeneratePassword function in dsmtca (aka the Trusted Communications Agent or TCA) in the backup-archive…

High7.2EPSS 0.94%
Published
Updated
Reserved
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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GeneratePassword function in dsmtca (aka the Trusted Communications Agent or TCA) in the backup-archive client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3.x before 5.3.6.10, 5.4.x before 5.4.3.4, 5.5.x before 5.5.2.10, and 6.1.x before 6.1.3.1 on Unix and Linux allows local users to gain privileges by specifying a long LANG environment variable, and then sending a request over a pipe.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2010-4604, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0High7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.94% · top 39% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

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