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)

EPSS: 0.024 (82.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.