CVE-2019-4087

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 2, 2019 at 03:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:36 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSpectrum Protect Operations CenterSpectrum Protect

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Servers 7.1 and 8.1 and Storage Agents are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by servers and storage agents in response to specifically crafted communication exchanges. By sending an overly long request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with instance id privileges or cause the server or storage agent to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 157510.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

7.1.0.000 ≤ v ≤ 7.1.9.2008.1.0.000 ≤ v ≤ 8.1.7.000

Remediation

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References (2)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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