Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU67762

Stack-based buffer overflow in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client - CVE-2021-39048

Published: September 29, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU67762

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39048

CWE-ID: CWE-121

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local user can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and crash the application.

IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client
Gentoo Linux
app-backup/tsm

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client - addressed in versions 7.1.8.11, 8.1.12.0
app-backup/tsm - update to 8.1.13.3