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CVE-2021-29672

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 26, 2021 at 04:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:48 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSpectrum Protect ClientSpectrum Protect for Space Management

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0-8 through 1.11.0 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when processing the current locale settings. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 199479

Affected

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

Spectrum Protect Client· IBM
95%
8.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.1.11.0
Spectrum Protect for Space Management· IBM
95%
8.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.1.11.08.1.0.08.1.11.0

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199479
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-02
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445497

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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