CVE-2017-1301 is a vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect
Published on October 5, 2017
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.
Products Associated with CVE-2017-1301
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Affected Versions
IBM Spectrum Protect:- Version 7.1 is affected.
- Version 8.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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