Information disclosure in IBM Spectrum Scale
CVE-2018-1993
IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, and 5.0.0 where the use of Local Read Only Cache (LROC) is enabled may caused read operation on a file to return data from a different file. IBM X-Force ID: 154440.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Spectrum Scale — versions 4.1.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3
- IBM Spectrum Scale
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154440 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106485 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1993?
- CVE-2018-1993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2019-01-08.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1993?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.