CVE-2020-4415
highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.081 · 95 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 server is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of an administrator or user associated with the Spectrum Protect server or cause the Spectrum Protect server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 179990.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9–10
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affected products (6)
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references (9)
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- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179990cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4415cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-Spectrum-Protect-buffer-overflow-32078cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ibm-spectrum-protect-server/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6195706cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179990enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6195706enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179990VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
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