CVE-2020-4925

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—

5.5

A security vulnerability in the Spectrum Scale 5.0 and 5.1 allows a non-root user to overflow the mmfsd daemon with requests and preventing the daemon to service other requests. IBM X-Force ID: 191599.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 14.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 1, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

psirt@ushttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191599
psirt@ushttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6560094
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191599
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6560094

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (Denial of Service)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-4925?

CVE-2020-4925 is a medium vulnerability published on March 1, 2022. A security vulnerability in the Spectrum Scale 5.0 and 5.1 allows a non-root user to overflow the mmfsd daemon with requests and preventing the daemon to service other requests. IBM X-Force ID: 191599.

When was CVE-2020-4925 disclosed?

CVE-2020-4925 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 1, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-4925 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-4925 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 14.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-4925?

CVE-2020-4925 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-4925?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-4925, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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