CVE-2018-1783

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Published Oct 5, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM GPFS (IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.0, 4.1.1.20, 4.2.0.0, 4.2.3.10, 5.0.0 and 5.0.1.2) command line utility allows an unprivileged, authenticated user with access to a GPFS node to forcefully terminate GPFS and deny access to data available through GPFS. IBM X-Force ID: 148806.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12362	IBM GPFS (IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.0, 4.1.1.20, 4.2.0.0, 4.2.3.10, 5.0.0 and 5.0.1.2) command line utility allows an unprivileged, authenticated user with access to a GPFS node to forcefully terminate GPFS and deny access to data available through GPFS. IBM X-Force ID: 148806.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.330% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148806
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10732717

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Spectrum Scale

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 4:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Oct 5, 2018, 1:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 4:07 AM
Reserved: Dec 13, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 5, 2018, 1:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:51 AM

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