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CVE-2016-5985
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) AIX client...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
Tivoli Storage Manager
Vulnerable Versions:
5.3.5.3, 5.4.1.2, 4.2, 4.2.1, 5.1.8, 5.2.5.1, 5.2.7, 5.2.8, 5.2.9, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.4.4.0, 5.4.2.4, 5.4.2.3, 5.4.2.2, 5.3.6.9, 5.3.6.2, 5.3.6.1, 5.3.4, 5.2.5.3, 5.2.5.2, 5.2.4, 5.3.5.1, 5.3.2.4, 6.0, 5.1.0, 5.1.1, 5.1.10, 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.1.7, 5.1.9, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 5.2.2, 5.3, 5.2 Client, 5.4 Client, 5.5.7, 5.2.3.4 Client, 5.5.1.0, 5.5.1.6, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 1st, 2017
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.