What is CVE-2020-28198?

CVE-2020-28198 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2021-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2020-28198?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager

CVE-2020-28198

The 'id' parameter of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5 Release 2 (Command Line Administrative Interface, dsmadmc.exe) is vulnerable to an exploitable stack buffer overflow. Note: the vulnerability can be exploited when it is used in "i…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (33.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager — versions 5.2.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28198?: CVE-2020-28198 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Tivoli_storage_manager, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2021-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-28198?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.