CVE-2020-4415

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Published Apr 23, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 8.1% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

IBM

Spectrum Protect

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.1.0.0`	affected	—
`7.1.10.0`	affected	—
`8.1.0.0`	affected	—
`8.1.9.200`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 8.1% (8.052% probability within 30 days)

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References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Spectrum Protect

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:20 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Apr 23, 2020, 1:10 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:20 AM
Reserved: Dec 30, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:19 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 23, 2020, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:19 AM

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