CVE-2009-3855

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-11-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the (1) UNIX and (2) Linux backup-archive clients, and the (3) OS/400 API client, in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3 before 5.3.6.6, 5.4 before 5.4.2, and 5.5 before 5.5.1, when the MAILPROG option is enabled, allow attackers to read, modify, or delete arbitrary files via unknown vectors.

Affected products

IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager: 5.2.5.3, 5.3, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.2.4 (+11)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32534
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC54489
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21405562
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3132
http://secunia.com/advisories/32534
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC54489
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21405562
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3132

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