VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-5985
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) AIX client is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when Journal-Based Backup is enabled.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) AIX client is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when Journal-Based Backup is enabled. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a system crash.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ibm/tivoli storage manager
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993695Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94808Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993695Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94808Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.