# CVE-2016-8998: Memory corruption in Tivoli Storage Manager

> An authenticated administrator can trigger a buffer overflow via a crafted SQL query to execute arbitrary code on the server.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-48w8-mmwr-cpgc

## What is CVE-2016-8998?

CVE-2016-8998 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager, published on 24 Feb 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8998?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-8998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-8998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager

- [CVE-2009-3854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3854/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1178/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4563](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4563/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-5855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5855/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-8937](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8937/): Information disclosure in Spectrum Protect (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-8998 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-8998 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager, published on 24 Feb 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8998/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8998/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8998
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8998
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8998

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