CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1/8.1 (Backup Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service due ti improper validation of user-supplied input. IBM X-Force ID: 183613.
The weakness was presented 08/28/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-4559 since 12/30/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/29/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
See 160424 for similar entry.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 5.9
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/30/2019 🔍08/28/2020 🔍
08/29/2020 🔍
11/11/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2020-4559 (🔍)
X-Force: 183613
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Entry
Created: 08/29/2020 08:06Updated: 11/11/2020 21:16
Changes: 08/29/2020 08:06 (38), 08/29/2020 08:11 (12), 11/11/2020 21:13 (2), 11/11/2020 21:16 (1)
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