CVE-2021-29672
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 28 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0-8 through 1.11.0 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when processing the current locale settings. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 199479
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm spectrum protect client8.1.0.0 → 8.1.11.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm spectrum protect for space management8.1.0.0 → 8.1.11.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_space_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199479cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29672cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168277/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-202209-02.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-02cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-Spectrum-Protect-Client-two-vulnerabilities-35155cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerabilities-in-ibm-spectrum-protect-back-up-archive-client-and-ibm-spectrum-protect-for-space-management-cve-2021-29672-cve-2021-20546-2/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerabilities-in-ibm-spectrum-protect-back-up-archive-client-and-ibm-spectrum-protect-for-space-management-cve-2021-29672-cve-2021-20546-3/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerabilities-in-ibm-spectrum-protect-back-up-archive-client-and-ibm-spectrum-protect-for-space-management-cve-2021-29672-cve-2021-20546/cnnvd
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