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CVE-2020-4956 Details

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192156 CVEVDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6404966 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192156 [email protected]VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6404966 [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ibm spectrum protect operations center
>= 7.1.0.000, < 7.1.13.000
>= 8.1.0.000, < 8.1.10.200

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-4956
NVD Published Date:
Feb 15, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-4956 Details - Not Deferred