HIGH
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) AIX client is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when Journal-Based Backup is enabled
Published Feb 1, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.42%
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 products
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- Version 4.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2 ClientStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.3.4 ClientStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.5.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.5.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.5.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.2.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.5.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.5.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.6.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.6.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.6.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4 ClientStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4.1.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4.2.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4.2.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4.2.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4.4.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.5.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.5.1.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.5.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 7.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| IBM Corporation | Tivoli Storage Manager | n/a |
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Configuration 1
AND
OR
- ≤ 7.1.6.2
- 7.1.0.0
Configuration 2
AND
OR
- ≤ 6.4.3.3
- 6.4.0.0
Configuration 3
AND
OR
- ≤ 6.3.2.5
- 6.3.0.0
Configuration 4
AND
- ≤ 6.1
Configuration 5
AND
- ≤ 6.2
Configuration 6
AND
- ≤ 5.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.42% 0.00421
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00421
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 34.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 33.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 18.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 53.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 15, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 51.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 49.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 28.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993695 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94808 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993695 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94808 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner ibm
Published Feb 1, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 29, 2016
Link CVE-2016-5985
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a