CVE-2020-4278

CVSS V2 Medium 4.6 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
IBM Platform LSF 9.1 and 10.1, IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2, and IBM Spectrum Suite for HPA 10.2 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges due to weak file permissions when specific debug settings are enabled in a Linux or Unix enviornment. IBM X-Force ID: 176137.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2020-4278
  • Assigner
  • psirt@us.ibm.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2020-03-05T16:15:12
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-07-21T11:39:23
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:platform_lsf:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:platform_lsf:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_computing_for_high_performance_analytics:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_lsf:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.6
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3357549 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176137 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:04:53 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 12:08:49 2020-03-05T16:15Z 2020-03-05T16:15:12 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-04 12:08:49 2021-07-21T11:39:23 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-04 12:08:49 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated