{"cve":"CVE-2021-29672","nvd":{"published":"2021-04-26T17:15:08.833","modified":"2026-06-17T03:48:07.863","status":"Modified","description":"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","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-787"],"references":["https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199479","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-02","https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445497","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199479","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-02"],"products":["ibm:spectrum_protect_client","ibm:spectrum_protect_for_space_management"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:17:01.373894544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-29672","score":0.00345,"percentile":0.28022,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}