Uncontrolled resource consumption in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Priority LOW 22CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a RPC that allows certain cache values to be set and dumped to a file. By setting a grossly large cache value and dumping that cached value to a file multiple times, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of all memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 192156.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00465 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Protect Operations Center | 8.1; 7.1; 8.1.10.100; 7.1.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Spectrum Protect Operations Center VendorIBM Affected 8.1; 7.1; 8.1.10.100; 7.1.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.0.000 to before 7.1.13.000; 8.1.0.000 to before 8.1.10.200 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0.000 to before 7.1.13.000; 8.1.0.000 to before 8.1.10.200 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4956
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-94wm-8j6r-283r
References
More IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-03060 Out-of-bounds write in IBM Spectrum Protect CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03994 Improper input validation in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-06768 Missing brute-force protection in IBM Spectrum Protect Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-06670 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-04170 Unrestricted file upload in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2019-03061 IBM Spectrum Protect Servers 7.1 and 8.1 and Storage Agents could allow a local attacker… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-4956 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-4956 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-94wm-8j6r-283r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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