CVE-2021-20491: IBM Spectrum Protect Server 7.1 and 8.1 is subject to a stack-based buffer overflow caused by improper bounds checking during the parsing of commands. By…

PriorityP420medium4.4CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRHUINSUCNINAH

EPSS

0.26%

17.0th percentile

IBM Spectrum Protect Server 7.1 and 8.1 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. IBM X-Force ID: 197792.

Affected

5 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
ibm	spectrum_protect	—	—
ibm	spectrum_protect	>= 7.1.0.000 < 7.1.13	7.1.13
ibm	spectrum_protect	8.1.0.000 – 8.1.10.100	—
ibm	spectrum_protect_server	—	—
ibm	spectrum_protect_server	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.14.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvdv3.04.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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