Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Spectrum Protect Server is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-20491
DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Protect Server is subject to a stack-based buffer overflow caused by improper bounds checking during the parsing of commands. By issuing such a command with an improper parameter, an authorized administrator could overflow a buffer and cause the server to crash.
CVSS Base score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197792 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Spectrum Protect Server | 8.1.0.000-8.1.10.100 and 8.1.11.000 7.1.0.000-7.1.12.xxx |
Remediation/Fixes
| IBM Spectrum Protect Server Release | First Fixing VRM Level |
APAR | Platform | Link to Fix |
| 8.1 | 8.1.10.200 | IT34975 | AIX Linux Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6323469 |
| 8.1 | 8.1.11.100 | IT34975 | AIX Linux Windows | |
| 7.1 | 7.1.13 | IT34975 | AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
15 April 2021: Initial Publication
*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:
15 April 2021
UID
ibm16442993