CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5985

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to the execution of malicious code or system crashes, posing a serious threat to data integrity and availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to disable Journal-Based Backup and update the software to the latest version to minimize risk.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS