What is CVE-2016-5985?

CVE-2016-5985 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-5985?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Ibm Aix

CVE-2016-5985

The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) AIX client is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when Journal-Based Backup is enabled. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a system c…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (21.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Aix
Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager — versions 7.1.0.0, 6.4.0.0, 6.3.0.0
Ibm Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager — versions 5.1.1, 5.3.5.3, 5.3.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5985?: CVE-2016-5985 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-5985?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.