Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) AIX Client with Journal-Based Backup

CVE-2016-5985

The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) AIX client is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when Journal-Based Backup is enabled. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a system crash.

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