CVE-2016-5985 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-02-01

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM Corporation

Tivoli Storage Manager

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.3.5.3`	affected	—
`5.4.1.2`	affected	—
`4.2`	affected	—
`4.2.1`	affected	—
`5.1.8`	affected	—
`5.2.5.1`	affected	—
`5.2.7`	affected	—
`5.2.8`	affected	—
`5.2.9`	affected	—
`5.3.0`	affected	—
`5.3.1`	affected	—
`5.3.2`	affected	—
`5.3.3`	affected	—
`5.4.4.0`	affected	—
`5.4.2.4`	affected	—
`5.4.2.3`	affected	—
`5.4.2.2`	affected	—
`5.3.6.9`	affected	—
`5.3.6.2`	affected	—
`5.3.6.1`	affected	—
`5.3.4`	affected	—
`5.2.5.3`	affected	—
`5.2.5.2`	affected	—
`5.2.4`	affected	—
`5.3.5.1`	affected	—
`5.3.2.4`	affected	—
`6.0`	affected	—
`5.1.0`	affected	—
`5.1.1`	affected	—
`5.1.10`	affected	—
`5.1.5`	affected	—
`5.1.6`	affected	—
`5.1.7`	affected	—
`5.1.9`	affected	—
`5.2.0`	affected	—
`5.2.1`	affected	—
`4.2.2`	affected	—
`4.2.3`	affected	—
`4.2.4`	affected	—
`5.2.2`	affected	—
`5.3`	affected	—
`5.2 Client`	affected	—
`5.4 Client`	affected	—
`5.5.7`	affected	—
`5.2.3.4 Client`	affected	—
`5.5.1.0`	affected	—
`5.5.1.6`	affected	—
`5.4`	affected	—
`5.5`	affected	—
`6.1`	affected	—
`6.2`	affected	—
`6.3`	affected	—
`6.4`	affected	—
`7.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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 [-]

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 [-]

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 [-]

AND

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

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

Configuration 5 [-]

AND

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

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

Configuration 6 [-]

AND

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

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-6919	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00068.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993695
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94808

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix Tivoli Storage Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2017-02-01T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:15:10.459Z

Reserved: 2016-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5985

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-01T20:59:01.503

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-5985

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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