What is CVE-2021-39048?

CVE-2021-39048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Protect. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2021-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2021-39048?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Protect

CVE-2021-39048

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 7.1 and 8.1 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 214438.

EPSS: 0.001 (20.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/UI:N/AV:L/C:N/I:N/S:U/PR:N/A:H/AC:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:U.

Affected products

Ibm Spectrum Protect — versions 7.1, 8.1

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524706 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
ibm-spectrum-cve202139048-bo (214438) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
GLSA-202209-02 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39048?: CVE-2021-39048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Protect. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2021-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-39048?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.