IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client 7.1/8.1 TCP/IP information exposure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client 7.1/8.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component TCP/IP Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to information exposure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-4406. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client 7.1/8.1 (Backup Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component TCP/IP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information exposure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-203. The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client 7.1 and 8.1 may be vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to a timing issue between client and server TCP/IP communications. IBM X-Force ID: 162477.

The weakness was disclosed 11/25/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-4406 since 01/03/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information exposure
CWE: CWE-203 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/03/2019 🔍
11/25/2019 +326 days 🔍
11/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/27/2024 +1554 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-4406 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-4406
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146272
X-Force: 162477

Entryinfo

Created: 11/26/2019 08:37
Updated: 02/27/2024 14:26
Changes: 11/26/2019 08:37 (39), 11/26/2019 08:42 (12), 02/27/2024 14:22 (2), 02/27/2024 14:26 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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