Security Bulletin
Summary
The IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Backup-Archive Client is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could allow execution of arbitrary code on the local system or the application to crash.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: The IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. This could allow execution of arbitrary code on the local system or the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 4.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/160200 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
- 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.7.1
- 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.8.5
Remediation/Fixes
Backup-Archive Client Release |
First Fixing VRM Level
|
APAR | Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.8 | IT28291 | AIX Linux Macintosh Solaris Windows |
|
7.1 | 7.1.8.6 | IT28291 | AIX HP-UX Linux Macintosh Solaris Windows |
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
18 July 2019 - original version published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
24 July 2019
UID
ibm10884768