CVE-2021-29672

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

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199479	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-02	Third Party 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-2021-29672

Mitre link : CVE-2021-29672

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-29672

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

spectrum_protect_for_space_management
spectrum_protect_client

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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