CVE-2021-20546

MEDIUM

IBM Spectrum Protect Client <8.1.11.0 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.11.0 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 198934

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445497
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198934

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 18.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
ibm/spectrum_protect_client 8.1.0.0 - 8.1.11.0
ibm/spectrum_protect_for_space_management 8.1.0.0 - 8.1.11.0
Published Apr 26, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026