Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale Products
CVE-2020-4890

4.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

IBM
Status
Spectrum Scale
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 March 2021

What is CVE-2020-4890?

A vulnerability exists in IBM Spectrum Scale versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2, where a local user with valid role permissions to the REST API can exploit weak or absent rate limiting mechanisms. This could lead to a denial of service, impacting system availability and performance.

Affected Version(s)

Spectrum Scale 5.0.0

Spectrum Scale 5.0.5.5

Spectrum Scale 5.1.0

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6430147
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190973
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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