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CVE-2010-4606

Unspecified vulnerability in the Space Management client in the Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) component in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.4.x before 5.4.3.4, 5.5.x before 5.5.3, 6.1.x before 6.1.4, and 6.2.x before 6.2.2 on Unix and Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors, related to a "script execution vulnerability."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-4606 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from ibm, from linux organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-12-29T18:00:03.867

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ibm	tivoli_storage_manager	< 5.4.3.4	Yes
Application	ibm	tivoli_storage_manager	< 5.5.3	Yes
Application	ibm	tivoli_storage_manager	< 6.1.4	Yes
Application	ibm	tivoli_storage_manager	< 6.2.2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	-	No

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/42639 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024901 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC69150 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21454745 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3251 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42639 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024901 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC69150 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21454745 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3251 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ibm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.