CVE-2020-5023

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Published Feb 10, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.7 could allow a remote user to inject arbitrary data iwhich could cause the serivce to crash due to excess resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 193659.

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 Plus

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`10.1.0`	affected	—
`10.1.7`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2020-26270	IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.7 could allow a remote user to inject arbitrary data iwhich could cause the serivce to crash due to excess resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 193659.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

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: 2.3% (2.341% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193659
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6410888

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:22 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Feb 10, 2021, 5:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:22 PM
Reserved: Dec 30, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 10, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:20 AM

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