What is CVE-2019-4267?

CVE-2019-4267 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-07-22.

How severe is CVE-2019-4267?

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

Buffer overflow in IBM Spectrum Protect

CVE-2019-4267

The IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 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. IBM X-Force ID: 160200.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2019-07-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (38.5th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Protect — versions 7.1, 8.1
IBM Spectrum Protect

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/160200 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4267?: CVE-2019-4267 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-07-22.
How severe is CVE-2019-4267?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.