IBM Spectrum Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server up to 5.3.6 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM Spectrum Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server up to 5.3.6. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-4381. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server up to 5.3.6 (Network Attached Storage 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 Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server 5.3.0 through 5.3.6 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service during deployment or upgrade if GUI specific services are enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 179162.

The weakness was published 08/19/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-4381 since 12/30/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/20/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

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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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Timelineinfo

12/30/2019 🔍
08/19/2020 +233 days 🔍
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11/10/2020 +82 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-4381 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-4381
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-160045
X-Force: 179162

Entryinfo

Created: 08/20/2020 06:21
Updated: 11/10/2020 12:32
Changes: 08/20/2020 06:21 (37), 08/20/2020 06:26 (12), 11/10/2020 12:27 (2), 11/10/2020 12:32 (1)
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