CVE-2019-4406 Race condition in Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client
A timing issue in TCP/IP communications allows attackers to cause a denial of service in the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-4406?
CVE-2019-4406 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client, published on 25 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client 7.1 and 8.1 may be vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to a timing issue between client and server TCP/IP communications. IBM X-Force ID: 162477.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4406?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4406?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4406 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-4406 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4406 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client
- CVE-2023-28956 IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client privilege escalation
- CVE-2021-20532 Privilege escalation in Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments
- CVE-2021-39048 Memory corruption in Spectrum Protect
- CVE-2018-1853 Cross-site scripting in Spectrum Protect
- CVE-2018-1787 Information disclosure in Spectrum Protect
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g389-pjfh-3g4r.