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.

• CWE-119

• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993695Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94808Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993695Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94808Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Feb 1, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

• How Strix found a critical auth bypass in etcdStrix autonomously discovered a critical authentication bypass in etcd, later designated CVE-2026-33413.
• Autonomous PentestingAI agents that find and validate exploitable vulnerabilities like this one across your applications.
• PR ReviewsPentest every pull request so vulnerable code is caught before it ships to production.
• AI Penetration TestingHow AI-driven penetration testing continuously covers your attack surface.

• CVE-2016-5978Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in th…
• CVE-2016-5979IBM Distributed Marketing 8.6, 9.0, and 10.0 could allow a p…
• CVE-2016-5980IBM TRIRIGA Application Platform is vulnerable to cross-site…
• CVE-2016-5981Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM FileNet Work…
• CVE-2016-5983IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.43, …
• CVE-2016-5984IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to cross-fra…
• CVE-2016-5986IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.x before 7.0.0.43, …
• CVE-2016-5987IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.1 through 7.1.1.13, 7.5 before…
• CVE-2016-5988IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance c…
• CVE-2016-5990IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance a…
• CVE-2016-5991IBM Sterling Connect:Direct 4.5.00, 4.5.01, 4.6.0 before 4.6…
• CVE-2016-5992IBM Sterling Connect:Direct 4.5.00, 4.5.01, 4.6.0 before 4.6…