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CVE-2021-20491

Published: Apr 16, 2021

Modified: Sep 16, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

4.4

MEDIUM

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

IBM

Spectrum Protect Server

affected
8.1
affected
7.1

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/I:N/A:H/UI:N/C:N/S:U/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/RL:O/E:U/RC:C

Integrity

None

Availability

High

User Interaction

None

Confidentiality

None

Scope

Unchanged

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

References

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