Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2019-4087 is a critical remote code execution risk in IBM Spectrum Protect Servers and Storage Agents 7.1 and 8.1. A remote attacker could send an overly long request that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow, potentially running code with instance ID privileges or crashing backup infrastructure. Organizations running IBM Spectrum Protect Server or Storage Agent 7.1 or 8.1 are in scope. Exposure is higher where service communication interfaces are reachable from untrusted networks or broad internal segments. Treat this as urgent for backup and recovery environments. A successful attack could disrupt restore capability or execute code on systems that often hold sensitive operational data. Mitigation focus: Inventory IBM Spectrum Protect Servers and Storage Agents, especially versions 7.1 and 8.1.; Confirm exact fixed levels and remediation steps in IBM’s advisory.; Apply IBM’s official fix or supported upgrade path promptly..
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/UI:N/PR:N/A:H/S:U/I:H/C:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
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CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/UI:N/PR:N/A:H/S:U/I:H/C:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U3.95.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/UI:N/PR:N/A:H/S:U/I:H/C:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ibm-tsm-cve20194087-bo (157510)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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