CVE-2019-4087
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.070 · 94 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Spectrum Protect Servers 7.1 and 8.1 and Storage Agents are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by servers and storage agents in response to specifically crafted communication exchanges. By sending an overly long request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with instance id privileges or cause the server or storage agent to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 157510.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9–10
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm spectrum protect operations center7.1.0.000 → 7.1.9.200nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm spectrum protect operations center8.1.0.000 → 8.1.7.000nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10882472cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157510cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4087cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-Spectrum-Protect-Servers-And-Storage-Agents-two-vulnerabilities-29681cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10882472cnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10882472enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157510enisa_euvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10882472Vendor Advisorynvd
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