CVE-2017-1301

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 5, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-1301: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix