CVE-2020-4587

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer ovreflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could manipulate CD UNIX to obtain root provileges. IBM X-Force ID: 184578.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2020-4587
  • Assigner
  • psirt@us.ibm.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2020-08-24T16:15:11
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-08-27T12:59:28
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-787 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connect\:direct:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:unix:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connect\:direct:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:unix:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:unix:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:unix:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
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/6320317 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184578 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4587
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-4587
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:28:11 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 21:27:10 2020-08-24T16:15Z 2020-08-24T16:15:11 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-04 21:27:10 2020-08-27T12:59:28 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-04 21:27:11 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated