Buffer overflow in IBM Spectrum Protect
CVE-2020-4415
IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 server is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of an administrator or user associated with the Spectrum Protect server or cause the Spectrum Protect server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 179990.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.081 (94.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.081 · newest: 0.081 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Spectrum Protect — versions 7.1.0.0, 7.1.10.0, 8.1.0.0
- IBM Spectrum Protect
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6195706 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179990 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-4415?
- CVE-2020-4415 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-23.
- How severe is CVE-2020-4415?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.