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
- Ibm Spectrum Protect — versions 8.1, 7.1
- Ibm Spectrum_protect
- Ibm Spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments_data_protection_for_hyper-v
- Ibm Spectrum_protect_manager_for_virtual_environments_data_protection_for_vmware
- Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager
- Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments_data_protection_for_hyper-v
- Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments_data_protection_for_vmware
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
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.