CVE-2019-4267 Memory corruption in Spectrum Protect

Medium 4.9 Published 22 Jul 2019 Updated 17 Sep 2024

A buffer overflow in the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-4267?

CVE-2019-4267 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, published on 22 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 Backup-Archive Client is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. This could allow execution of arbitrary code on the local system or the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 160200.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4267?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect.

How do I fix CVE-2019-4267?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4267 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-2019-4267 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4267 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c9fw-pq3f-8x4v.