CVE-2016-5985

moderate-risk
Published 2017-02-01

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Ibm

References (4)

Patch http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993695
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94808
Patch http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993695
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94808
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low