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CVE-2020-4415

Published: Apr 23, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
8.1%
Top 5.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20CWE-787

Affected Products

IBM
commercial·USaka international business machines
Spectrum ProtectOn-premDesktop App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6195706
ibm.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179990
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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