Resource exhaustion in IBM Spectrum Protect
CVE-2018-1786
IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 dsmc and dsmcad processes incorrectly accumulate TCP/IP sockets in a CLOSE_WAIT state. This can cause TCP/IP resource leakage and may result in a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 148871.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (84.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Spectrum Protect — versions 8.1, 7.1
- IBM Spectrum Protect
- IBM Spectrum Protect For Virtual Environments Data Protection Hyper-V
- IBM Spectrum Protect Manager For Virtual Environments Data Protection VMware
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Virtual Environments Data Protection Hyper-V
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Virtual Environments Data Protection VMware
- Linux Kernel
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148871 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105940 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1786?
- CVE-2018-1786 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1786?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.