# 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.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-02-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager: 5.3.5.3, 5.4.1.2, 4.2, 4.2.1, 5.1.8, 5.2.5.1, 5.2.7, 5.2.8, 5.2.9, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.4.4.0, 5.4.2.4, 5.4.2.3, 5.4.2.2, 5.3.6.9, 5.3.6.2, 5.3.6.1, 5.3.4, 5.2.5.3, 5.2.5.2, 5.2.4, 5.3.5.1, 5.3.2.4, 6.0, 5.1.0, 5.1.1, 5.1.10, and 24 more

## Description

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 crash.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993695
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94808

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