Vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale
CVE-2020-4491
IBM Spectrum Scale V4.2.0.0 through V4.2.3.22 and V5.0.0.0 through V5.0.5 could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of RPC requests to the mmfsd daemon which would cause the service to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 181991.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Spectrum Scale — versions 4.2.0.0, 5.0.0.0, 5.0.5
- IBM Spectrum Scale
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6349465 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181991 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-4491?
- CVE-2020-4491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-10-20.
- How severe is CVE-2020-4491?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.