Heap-based buffer overflow in IBM Guardium Data Protection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0 and 12.1 contain a heap-based buffer overflow in the S-TAP TrafficTap TDS login reassembly functionality. The flaw is an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) where crafted TDS login fragments exceed a fixed-size reassembly buffer. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send such fragments to cause denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the affected system.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the S-TAP TrafficTap TDS login reassembly functionality. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send crafted TDS login fragments that exceed the fixed-size reassembly buffer, potentially resulting in denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the affected system.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Guardium Data Protection | 12.0; 12.1; 12.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Guardium Data Protection VendorIBM Affected 12.0; 12.1; 12.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for IBM Guardium Data Protection.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
IBM Guardium Data Protection — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291670
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-69740 Out-of-bounds read in IBM Guardium Data Protection TDS7 parserPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82344
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-63gx-32hp-fj8w
- 2026-10-09 CVSS score added · NVD
- 2026-10-09 Weakness changed · NVD
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More IBM Guardium Data Protection vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-69784 Path traversal in IBM Guardium Data Protection Sniffer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-57816 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-57224 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-56781 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-56316 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-55517 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-82344 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-82344 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-63gx-32hp-fj8w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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