CVE-2016-8998

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-02-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Server 7.1 could allow an authenticated user with TSM administrator privileges to cause a buffer overflow using a specially crafted SQL query and execute arbitrary code on the server. IBM Reference #: 1998747.

Affected products

IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager: 7.1.1, 7.1.1.1, 7.1.1.2, 7.1.1.100, 7.1.1.200, 7.1.1.300 (+11)

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998747
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96443
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998747
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96443

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