What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-4236?

CVE-2019-4236 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-4236?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2019-4236. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Spectrum Protect CVE-2019-4236

MEDIUM

Data Processing Errors (CWE-19)

2019-07-22 psirt@us.ibm.com

HP IBM Information Disclosure Spectrum Protect

4.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.4 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 22, 2019 - 14:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.4

DescriptionNVD

A IBM Spectrum Protect 7.l client backup or archive operation running for an HP-UX VxFS object is silently skipping Access Control List (ACL) entries from backup or archive if there are more than twelve ACL entries associated with the object in total. As a result, it could allow a local attacker to restore or retrieve the object with incorrect ACL entries. IBM X-Force ID: 159418.

AnalysisAI

A IBM Spectrum Protect 7.l client backup or archive operation running for an HP-UX VxFS object is silently skipping Access Control List (ACL) entries from backup or archive if there are more than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-19. A IBM Spectrum Protect 7.l client backup or archive operation running for an HP-UX VxFS object is silently skipping Access Control List (ACL) entries from backup or archive if there are more than twelve ACL entries associated with the object in total. As a result, it could allow a local attacker to restore or retrieve the object with incorrect ACL entries. IBM X-Force ID: 159418. Affected products include: Ibm Spectrum Protect.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.