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 severity · published Feb 1, 2017

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

7.8

CVSS

0.4%

EPSS

On KEV

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 vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Tivoli Storage Manager · Ibm

through 7.1.6.2; 7.1.0.0; through 6.4.3.3; 6.4.0.0; through 6.3.2.5; 6.3.0.0; +3 more · source: NVD

Affected product

Tivoli Storage Manager

Ibm

All Tivoli Storage Manager CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5985

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5985

Patch

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993695

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94808