The IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 Backup-Archive Client is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. This could allow execution of arbitrary code on the local system or the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 160200.

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Server (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) could allow a local user to replace existing databases by restoring old data. IBM X-Force ID: 158336.

IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 server is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of an administrator or user associated with the Spectrum Protect server or cause the Spectrum Protect server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 179990.

A IBM Spectrum Protect 7.l client backup or archive operation running for an HP-UX VxFS object is silently skipping Access Control List (ACL) entries from backup or archive if there are more than twelve ACL entries associated with the object in total. As a result, it could allow a local attacker to restore or retrieve the object with incorrect ACL entries. IBM X-Force ID: 159418.

IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 7.1 and 8.1 creates directories/files in the CIT sub directory that are read/writable by everyone. IBM X-Force ID: 155551.