CVE-2021-29672

High

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0-8 through 1.11.0 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when processing the current locale settings. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 199479

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductIbm Spectrum Protect Client
PublishedApr 26, 2021
First seenApr 26, 2021

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ibm spectrum_protect_client8.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.1.11.0—
ibm spectrum_protect_for_space_management8.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.1.11.0—

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