PT-2020-18149 · Ibm · Ibm Sterling Connect:Direct

Published 2020-08-24 · Updated 2020-08-27 · CVE-2020-4587

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX versions 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0

Description The issue is caused by improper bounds checking, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could manipulate CD UNIX to obtain root privileges.

Recommendations For versions 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-4587

Affected Products

Ibm Sterling Connect:Direct

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4587 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184578 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6320317 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4587 · Vendor Advisory