Buffer overrun in IBM Guardium Data Protection TDS packet decoder
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, 12.1, and 12.2 contains a buffer overrun in the TDS (Microsoft SQL Server) PRELOGIN packet decoder of its Sniffer component. A remote attacker who can send a crafted TDS PRELOGIN packet to a network monitored by a Guardium Collector may cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code on the Collector appliance. The flaw is classified as CWE-119.
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, and 12.2 is vulnerable to a buffer overrun in the TDS (Microsoft SQL Server) PRELOGIN packet decoder. A remote attacker who can send a specially crafted TDS PRELOGIN packet to a network monitored by an IBM Guardium Collector may cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code on the Collector appliance.
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
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/7291674
10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 10 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-69784 Path traversal in IBM Guardium Data Protection SnifferPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2026-69785 SQL injection in IBM Guardium Data Protection SnifferPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-69786 SQL injection in IBM Guardium Data Protection Sniffer componentPriority MEDIUM 48
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84058
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-10 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-15 Alias added: GHSA-48h4-8xvm-v78r
- 2026-10-15 CVSS score added · NVD
- 2026-10-15 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
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-2026-84058 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84058 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-48h4-8xvm-v78r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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