{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "DATE_PUBLIC": "2017-10-02T00:00:00", "ID": "CVE-2017-1301", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "Spectrum Protect", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "7.1" }, { "version_value": "8.1" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "IBM" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "Obtain Information" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006248", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006248" }, { "name": "101107", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101107" }, { "name": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125163", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125163" } ] } }