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TI-2014-03958 Aliases CVE-2014-4818GHSA-wm35-76x2-gh8f

dsmtca in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.4.x, 5.5.x, 6.x before 6.4.3…

Priority LOW 11CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

dsmtca in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.4.x, 5.5.x, 6.x before 6.4.3, and 7.1.x before 7.1.2 allows local users to discover the backup/restore encryption-key password via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00235 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4818
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wm35-76x2-gh8f

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2009-03661 Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-04352 Heap-based buffer overflow in adsmdll.dll 5.3.7.7296, as used by the daemon (dsmsvc.exe)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-05638 Multiple buffer overflows in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) before 5.2.9 and 5.3.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03662 Buffer overflow in the traditional client scheduler in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-01118 Unspecified vulnerability in the server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2016-07334 Improper authentication in IBM Spectrum Protect CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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