CVE-2020-4956
low-risk
Published 2021-02-15
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.22% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.8/10
Medium
ADJACENT_NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Affected Vendors
18
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
12/34 · Low
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal