Resource exhaustion in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
CVE-2020-5023
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.7 could allow a remote user to inject arbitrary data iwhich could cause the serivce to crash due to excess resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 193659.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (83.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Spectrum Protect Plus — versions 10.1.0, 10.1.7
- IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6410888 (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193659 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5023?
- CVE-2020-5023 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-02-10.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5023?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.