Security Bulletin
Summary
The IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Backup-Archive Client is vulnerable to a denial of service attack.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-4406
DESCRIPTION: The IBM Spectrum Protect Client may be vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to a timing issue between client and server TCP/IP communications.
CVSS Base score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162477 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
DESCRIPTION: The IBM Spectrum Protect Client may be vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to a timing issue between client and server TCP/IP communications.
CVSS Base score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162477 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Backup-Archive Client |
8.1.0.0-8.1.8.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client Release |
First Fixing VRM Level |
APAR | Platform | Link to Fix |
| 8.1 | 8.1.9 | IT29313 | AIX Linux Macintosh Solaris Windoes |
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm11108473 |
| 7.1 | 7.1.8.7 | IT29313 | AIX HP-UX Linux Macintosh Solaris Windows |
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044550 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
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Acknowledgement
Change History
22 Nov 2019: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
20 December 2019
UID
ibm11107777