PT-2017-8840 · Ibm · Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager

Published 2017-02-01 · Updated 2017-02-13 · CVE-2016-5985

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns a buffer overflow that occurs when Journal-Based Backup is enabled. This could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause it to crash.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-5985

Affected Products

Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager

References · 4

• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993695 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5985 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5985 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94808 · Note