What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-1786?

CVE-2018-1786 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.4%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-1786?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2018-1786. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Spectrum Protect CVE-2018-1786

HIGH

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2018-11-12 psirt@us.ibm.com

IBM Denial Of Service Spectrum Protect Tivoli Storage Manager Spectrum Protect Manager For Virtual Environments Data Protection For Vmware Tivoli Storage Manager For Virtual Environments Data Protection For Vmware Spectrum Protect For Virtual Environments Data Protection For Hyper V Tivoli Storage Manager For Virtual Environments Data Protection For Hyper V

7.5

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 12, 2018 - 16:29 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 dsmc and dsmcad processes incorrectly accumulate TCP/IP sockets in a CLOSE_WAIT state. This can cause TCP/IP resource leakage and may result in a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 148871.

AnalysisAI

IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 dsmc and dsmcad processes incorrectly accumulate TCP/IP sockets in a CLOSE_WAIT state. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability could allow attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 dsmc and dsmcad processes incorrectly accumulate TCP/IP sockets in a CLOSE_WAIT state. This can cause TCP/IP resource leakage and may result in a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 148871. Affected products include: Ibm Spectrum Protect, Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager, Ibm Spectrum Protect Manager For Virtual Environments Data Protection For Vmware, Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager For Virtual Environments Data Protection For Vmware, Ibm Spectrum Protect For Virtual Environments Data Protection For Hyper-V.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.