CVE-2016-8998: ibm corporation tivoli storage manager

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-8998 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in ibm corporation tivoli storage manager. EPSS estimates a 1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 24-02-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Server 7.1 could allow an authenticated user with TSM administrator privileges to cause a buffer overflow using a specially crafted SQL query and execute arbitrary code on the server. IBM Reference #: 1998747.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.