Vulnerability · Published Dec 13, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2021-39048
Medium 6.2
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Spectrum Protect 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)6.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Spectrum Protect Client 7.1 and 8.1 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 214438.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Protect | 7.18.1 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524706 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-spectrum-cve202139048-bo (214438) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- GLSA-202209-02 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO