CVE-2013-6335: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Backup-Archive client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) for Space Management 5.x and 6.x before 6.2.5.3, 6.3.x before 6.3.2, 6.4.x before 6.4.2, and 7.1.x before 7.1.0.3 on Linux and AIX, and 5.x and 6.x before 6.1.5.6 on Solaris and HP-UX, does not preserve file permissions across backup and restore operations, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via standard filesystem operations.

Affected products

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager: from 5.1, before 6.2.5.3 (fixed in 6.2.5.3); from 6.3.0, before 6.3.2 (fixed in 6.3.2); from 6.4.0, before 6.4.2 (fixed in 6.4.2); from 7.1.0.0, before 7.1.0.3 (fixed in 7.1.0.3); from 5.1, before 6.1.5.6 (fixed in 6.1.5.6)

Published 2014-08-26. Last modified 2026-06-17.