QID 375635

Date Published: 2021-06-21

QID 375635: IBM Spectrum Protect Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (6462189)

IBM Spectrum Protect provides automated, centrally scheduled, policy-managed backup, archive, and space-management capabilities for file servers.

CVE-2020-5024 - IBM DB2 Windows could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due a hang in the SSL handshake response.
CVE-2020-5025 - IBM DB2 for Windows is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
CVE-2020-4976 - IBM DB2 for Windows could allow a local user to read and write specific files due to weak file permissions.

Affected Versions:
IBM Spectrum Protect Server.1.0.000 - 8.1.12.000
IBM Spectrum Protect Server 7.1.0.000 - 7.1.13.100

QID Detection Logic(Authenticated):
This checks for vulnerable versions of IBM Spectrum Protect.

On successful exploitation it allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause high confidentiality and integrity impact.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
    • Solution
    Vendor has released updated version to address this issue. Refer to 6462189 for details.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 375635

    CVE-2020-5024 | CVE-2020-5025 | CVE-2020-4976 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    6462189 URL Logo www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6462189
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