VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-20491

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-04-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Server 7.1 and 8.1 is subject to a stack-based buffer overflow caused by improper bounds checking during the parsing of commands. By issuing such a command with an improper parameter, an authorized administrator could overflow a buffer and cause the server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 197792.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references