Medium severity · published Nov 25, 2019
CVE-2019-4406
IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client 7.1 and 8.1 may be vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to a timing issue between client and server TCP/IP communications
4.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client 7.1 and 8.1 may be vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to a timing issue between client and server TCP/IP communications. IBM X-Force ID: 162477.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
Spectrum Protect Backup-archive Client · Ibm
7.1.0.0 through 7.1.8.6; 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.8.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
SP
Spectrum Protect Backup-archive Client
Ibm
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4406
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4406
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162477
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1107777
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