CVE-2020-4839

Published May 25, 2021

Last updated 3 years ago

Overview

Description
IBM Host firmware for LC-class Systems is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A remote privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 190037.
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
4.9
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
1.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

Type
Secondary
Base score
4.9
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
1.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
4
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
8
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-787

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations