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CVE-2016-5985

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Published: Feb 1, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (9)

Ibm
1 product
Tivoli Storage Manager
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ibm
Tivoli Storage Manager
Up to 7.1.6.2
Tivoli Storage Manager
Version 7.1.0.0
Configuration B
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ibm
Tivoli Storage Manager
Up to 6.4.3.3
Tivoli Storage Manager
Version 6.4.0.0
Configuration C
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ibm
Tivoli Storage Manager
Up to 6.3.2.5
Tivoli Storage Manager
Version 6.3.0.0
Configuration D
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Tivoli Storage Manager
Up to 6.1
Configuration E
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Tivoli Storage Manager
Up to 6.2
Configuration F
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Tivoli Storage Manager
Up to 5.5
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Ibm
Aix
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (4)

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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