Vulnerability · Published Mar 16, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4851
Medium 4.0
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Spectrum Scale from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)4.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2 could allow a local user to poison log files which could impact support and development efforts. IBM X-Force ID: 190450.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Scale | 5.0.05.0.5.45.1.05.1.0.1 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6405774 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-spectrum-cve20204851-log-poisoning (190450) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF