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CVE-2020-4956

 

Severity Score

4.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a RPC that allows certain cache values to be set and dumped to a file. By setting a grossly large cache value and dumping that cached value to a file multiple times, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of all memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 192156.

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center versiones 7.1 y 8.1, es vulnerable a una denegación de servicio, causada por un RPC que permite a determinados valores de caché ser ajustada y ser volcada a un archivo. Al ajustar un valor de caché enormemente grande y volcar ese valor en caché en un archivo múltiples veces, un atacante remoto podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad para causar el consumo de todos los recursos de memoria. IBM X-Force ID: 192156

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-12-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-02-15 CVE Published
  • 2024-02-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ibm
Search vendor "Ibm"
 Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spectrum Protect Operations Center"
 >= 7.1.0.000 < 7.1.13.000
Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spectrum Protect Operations Center" and version " >= 7.1.0.000 < 7.1.13.000"
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Affected
Ibm
Search vendor "Ibm"
 Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spectrum Protect Operations Center"
 >= 8.1.0.000 < 8.1.10.200
Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spectrum Protect Operations Center" and version " >= 8.1.0.000 < 8.1.10.200"
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Affected