CVE-2020-4956
CVSS V2 Low 2.3
CVSS V3 Medium 4.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-4956
- Assigner
- psirt@us.ibm.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-02-15T15:15:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-02-17T18:32:31
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.1.0.000 | 7.1.13.000 |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 8.1.0.000 | 8.1.10.200 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 2.3
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 4.4
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 4.8
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.2
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6404966 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192156 | VDB Entry Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4956 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-4956 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:23:06 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 22:07:39 | 2021-02-15T15:15Z | 2021-02-15T15:15:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 22:07:39 | 2021-02-17T18:32:31 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 22:07:39 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |