Medium severity · published Jul 19, 2023
CVE-2023-33832
IBM Storage Protect denial of service
4.7
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.17.0 could allow a local user to cause a denial of service due to due to improper time-of-check to time-of-use functionality. IBM X-Force ID: 256012.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
Storage Protect · IBM
8.1.0.0 through 8.1.17.0 · source: vendor
SP
Spectrum Protect Client · Ibm
8.1.0.0 through 8.1.17.0 · source: NVD
SP
Spectrum Protect For Space Management · Ibm
8.1.0.0 through 8.1.17.0 · source: NVD
SP
Spectrum Protect For Virtual Environments · Ibm
8.1.0.0 through 8.1.17.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33832
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33832
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/256012
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7011761
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