CVE-2020-4587 HIGH

CVE-2020-4587

Vendor Ibm
Product Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX
Published August 24, 2020
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/A:H/PR:N/C:H/AV:L/S:U/I:H/UI:N/AC:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:U

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer ovreflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could manipulate CD UNIX to obtain root provileges. IBM X-Force ID: 184578.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 24, 2020 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated