Critical severity · published Apr 23, 2020
CVE-2020-4415
IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 server is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking
9.8
CVSS
8.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.1% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
Spectrum Protect · Ibm
7.1.0.0 through 7.1.10.0; 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.9.200 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4415
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4415
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179990
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6195706
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