{"cve":"CVE-2021-39048","nvd":{"published":"2021-12-13T19:15:07.943","modified":"2026-06-17T04:03:01.440","status":"Modified","description":"IBM Spectrum Protect Client 7.1 and 8.1 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 214438.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-787"],"references":["https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214438","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-02","https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524706","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214438","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-02"],"products":["ibm:spectrum_protect_backup-archive_client","ibm:spectrum_protect_for_space_management"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:25:41.256909649+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-39048","score":0.00287,"percentile":0.21228,"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."]}