Vulnerability · Published Apr 23, 2020 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4415
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Spectrum Protect from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 8.1% (higher than 95% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)8.1%top 5.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Protect | 7.1.0.07.1.10.08.1.0.08.1.9.200 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6195706 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-spectrum-cve20204415-bo (179990) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF