Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus agent files on Windows have incorrect access permissions.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4631
DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus agent files, in non-default configurations, on Windows are assigned access to everyone with full control permissions, which could allow a local user to cause interruption of the service operations.
CVSS Base score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185372 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Spectrum Protect Plus | 10.1.0-10.1.6 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Spectrum Protect Plus Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | APAR | Link to Fix |
| 10.1 | 10.1.6 ifix2 | Linux | IT33149 | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6254732 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
03 August 2020: Initial Publication11 August 2020; Added APAR IT33149
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 August 2020
UID
ibm16255116