7.5

CVE-2020-4217: ibm spectrum_scale

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
Published 09-03-2020Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-4217 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in ibm spectrum_scale. EPSS estimates a 1.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-03-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 file system component is affected by a denial of service security vulnerability. An attacker can force the Spectrum Scale mmfsd/mmsdrserv daemons to unexpectedly exit, impacting the functionality of the Spectrum Scale cluster and the availability of file systems managed by Spectrum Scale. IBM X-Force ID: 175067.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.34% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.34%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm1 product
  • spectrum_scale5.0 | 4.2 | ≥ 4.2.0.0, ≤ 4.2.3.19 | ≥ 5.0.0.0, ≤ 5.0.4.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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