CVE-2021-29740

State
Published
Severity
8.4 High
Published
Jun 1, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Reserved
Mar 31, 2021

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Description

IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.6 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.3 system core component is affected by a format string security vulnerability. An attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of process memory, potentially escalating their system privileges and taking control over the entire system with root access. IBM X-Force ID: 201474.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.08.4 HighCVSS:3.0/I:H/S:U/AC:L/A:H/PR:N/C:H/AV:L/UI:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:Cibm

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Spectrum ScaleIBM
  • 5.0.0Affected
  • 5.1.0Affected
  • 5.0.5.6Affected
  • 5.1.0.3Affected

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