CVE-2021-20546

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.11.0 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 198934

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198934	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445497	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_client::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_space_management::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-04-26 17:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:28

NVD link : CVE-2021-20546

Mitre link : CVE-2021-20546

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-20546

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Products Affected

ibm

spectrum_protect_for_space_management
spectrum_protect_client

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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