CVE-2016-5985

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993695	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94808	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:7.1.0.0:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.4.0.0:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.3.0.0:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-02-01 20:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01

NVD link : CVE-2016-5985

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5985

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5985

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

tivoli_storage_manager
aix

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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