Is CVE-2010-4604 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4604 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4604?

CVE-2010-4604 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-4604

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787
EPSS score: 0.9% (61th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-4570)
Published: December 29, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-4570 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / tivoli storage manager
linux / linux kernel

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/42639(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024901(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC65491(Broken Link)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15745(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21454745(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca-exploit.c(Broken Link, Exploit)
http://www.kryptoslogic.com/advisories/2010/kryptoslogic-ibm-tivoli-dsmtca.txt(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515263/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3251(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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