CVE-2020-4491

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 20, 2020 at 02:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSpectrum Scale

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

IBM Spectrum Scale V4.2.0.0 through V4.2.3.22 and V5.0.0.0 through V5.0.5 could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of RPC requests to the mmfsd daemon which would cause the service to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 181991.

Affected

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

4.2.0.0 < v ≤ 4.2.3.225.0.0.0 < v ≤ 5.0.54.2.0.04.2.3.225.0.0.05.0.5

Remediation

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References (2)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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