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GHSA-mxfj-3796-w53x

GHSA-mxfj-3796-w53x PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 24, 2022

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0-8 through 1.11.0 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when processing the current locale settings. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 199479

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

  • May 24, 2022 CVE Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-mxfj-3796-w53x

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  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-mxfj-3796-w53x/fixes/registry"

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