CVE-2020-4609 Memory corruption in Security Verify Privilege Manager
A local attacker can exploit a buffer overflow in IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager to execute arbitrary code or crash the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4609?
CVE-2020-4609 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager, published on 25 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Sevret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8.2) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the system to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 184917.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4609?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Verify Privilege Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4609?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4609 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-4609 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4609 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m5rq-w3gw-5h6x.