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Security Bulletin: Buffer overflow vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client (CVE-2019-4267)

Security Bulletin


Summary

The IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Backup-Archive Client is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could allow execution of arbitrary code on the local system or the application to crash.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4267
DESCRIPTION: The IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. This could allow execution of arbitrary code on the local system or the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 4.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/160200 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

This security exposure affects IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Backup-Archive Client levels:
  •   8.1.0.0 through 8.1.7.1
  •   7.1.0.0 through 7.1.8.5

Remediation/Fixes

Backup-Archive
Client Release
First Fixing VRM Level
 APAR Platform Link to Fix
       8.1 8.1.8 IT28291 AIX
Linux
Macintosh
Solaris
Windows

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10885610
      7.1 7.1.8.6 IT28291 AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Macintosh
Solaris
Windows

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044550

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

18 July 2019 - original version published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Internal Use Only

Advisory 15991 Recvord 135215

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
24 July 2019

UID

ibm10884768

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