CVE-2020-4217

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 9, 2020 at 02:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSpectrum Scale

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 file system component is affected by a denial of service security vulnerability. An attacker can force the Spectrum Scale mmfsd/mmsdrserv daemons to unexpectedly exit, impacting the functionality of the Spectrum Scale cluster and the availability of file systems managed by Spectrum Scale. IBM X-Force ID: 175067.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.2.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.2.3.195.0.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.0.4.24.25.0

Remediation

No guide yet

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References (2)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-754

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