Medium severity · published Sep 26, 2018
CVE-2018-1550
IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a local user to corrupt or delete highly sensitive information that would cause a denial of service to other users
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a local user to corrupt or delete highly sensitive information that would cause a denial of service to other users. IBM X-Force ID: 142696.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TS
Tivoli Storage Manager · Ibm
7.1.8.0 through 7.1.8.2; 8.1.2 through 8.1.4 · source: NVD
TS
Tivoli Storage Manager For Space Management · Ibm
7.1.8.0 through 7.1.8.2; 8.1.2.0 through 8.1.4.1 · source: NVD
TS
Tivoli Storage Manager For Virtual Environments · Ibm
7.1.8.0 through 7.1.8.2; 8.1.2.0 through 8.1.4.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1550
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1550
Patch
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10719401
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142696
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