CVE-2019-4087 Memory corruption in Spectrum Protect
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash IBM Spectrum Protect servers and storage agents via a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-4087?
CVE-2019-4087 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, published on 2 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4087?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Operations Center.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4087?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4087 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-4087 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4087 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect
- CVE-2020-4693 Code injection in Spectrum Protect Operations Center
- CVE-2020-4955 File upload in Spectrum Protect Operations Center
- CVE-2019-4088 Privilege escalation in Spectrum Protect
- CVE-2022-22485 Auth bypass in Spectrum Protect Server
- CVE-2020-4771 Auth bypass in Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pwxh-5c57-phq7.