{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-84198", "assignerOrgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "ibm", "dateReserved": "2026-09-01T11:03:01.348Z", "datePublished": "2026-10-08T21:28:30.483Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-10T03:55:29.541Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "shortName": "ibm", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-08T21:28:30.483Z" }, "title": "Multiple vulnerabilities affect the Sniffer component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection", "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "cweId": "CWE-120", "description": "CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "affected": [ { "vendor": "IBM", "product": "Guardium Data Protection", "versions": [ { "status": "affected", "version": "12.0" }, { "status": "affected", "version": "12.1" }, { "status": "affected", "version": "12.2" } ], "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ] } ], "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow.", "supportingMedia": [ { "type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow.
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