CVE-2021-29672 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-29672

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0-8 through 1.11.0 is vulnerable to...

Vulnerability Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0-8 through 1.11.0 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when processing the current locale settings. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 199479

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

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Spectrum Protect for Space Management
Vulnerable Versions:
8.1.0.0, 8.1.11.0

Timeline

Official Publish: April 26th, 2021
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/C:H/PR:N/AV:L/UI:N/I:H/S:U/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.