VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.27%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 19th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- ibm/spectrum protect client · ibm/spectrum protect for space management
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198934VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445497Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198934VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445497Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.