Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-4956

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a RPC that allows certain cache values to be set and dumped to a file. By setting a grossly large cache value and dumping that cached value to a file multiple times, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of all memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 192156.
Published 2021-02-15 15:15:14
Updated 2021-02-17 18:32:32
Source IBM Corporation
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2020-4956

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-4956

EPSS FAQ
0.23%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 42 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-4956

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.3
 LOW AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
4.4
2.9
 NIST
4.8
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1.2
3.6
 IBM Corporation
4.8
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1.2
3.6
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2020-4956

References for CVE-2020-4956

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