Vulnerability · Published Apr 16, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2021-20491
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Spectrum Protect Server from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Spectrum Protect Server 7.1 and 8.1 is subject to a stack-based buffer overflow caused by improper bounds checking during the parsing of commands. By issuing such a command with an improper parameter, an authorized administrator could overflow a buffer and cause the server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 197792.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Protect Server | 8.17.1 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6442993 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-spectrum-cve202120491-dos (197792) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF