{"id":"CVE-2020-4217","aliases":["EUVD-2020-25464","GHSA-rh46-rhp9-6x53"],"status":"published","title":"The IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 file system component is affected by a denial of service...","description":"The IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 file system component is affected by a denial of service security vulnerability. An attacker can force the Spectrum Scale mmfsd/mmsdrserv daemons to unexpectedly exit, impacting the functionality of the Spectrum Scale cluster and the availability of file systems managed by Spectrum Scale. IBM X-Force ID: 175067.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/I:N/PR:N/C:N/AV:N/A:H/AC:L/UI:N/S:U/RL:O/RC:C/E:U","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.01344,"percentile":0.71581,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-754"],"published":"2020-03-09T14:40:14Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:19:40Z","products":[{"vendor":"ibm","product":"spectrum scale"},{"vendor":"ibm","product":"spectrum_scale"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/5693463","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175067","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred","VDB Entry","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4217"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rh46-rhp9-6x53"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-4217","description":"The IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 file system component is affected by a denial of service security vulnerability. An attacker can force the Spectrum Scale mmfsd/mmsdrserv daemons to unexpectedly exit, impacting the functionality of the Spectrum Scale cluster and the availability of file systems managed by Spectrum Scale. IBM X-Force ID: 175067.","status":"published","published":"2020-03-09T14:40:14.564Z","modified":"2024-09-16T23:51:38.046Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/I:N/PR:N/C:N/AV:N/A:H/AC:L/UI:N/S:U/RL:O/RC:C/E:U","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:55.460269Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-25464","description":"The IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 file system component is affected by a denial of service security vulnerability. An attacker can force the Spectrum Scale mmfsd/mmsdrserv daemons to unexpectedly exit, impacting the functionality of the Spectrum Scale cluster and the availability of file systems managed by Spectrum Scale. IBM X-Force ID: 175067.","status":"published","published":"2020-03-09T14:40:14Z","modified":"2024-09-16T23:51:38Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/I:N/PR:N/C:N/AV:N/A:H/AC:L/UI:N/S:U/RL:O/RC:C/E:U","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:29:04.415682Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-rh46-rhp9-6x53","title":"The IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 file system component is affected by a denial of service...","description":"The IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 file system component is affected by a denial of service security vulnerability. An attacker can force the Spectrum Scale mmfsd/mmsdrserv daemons to unexpectedly exit, impacting the functionality of the Spectrum Scale cluster and the availability of file systems managed by Spectrum Scale. IBM X-Force ID: 175067.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:10:30Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:01:37Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:44:52.185162Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-4217","description":"The IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 file system component is affected by a denial of service security vulnerability. An attacker can force the Spectrum Scale mmfsd/mmsdrserv daemons to unexpectedly exit, impacting the functionality of the Spectrum Scale cluster and the availability of file systems managed by Spectrum Scale. IBM X-Force ID: 175067.","status":"published","published":"2020-03-09T15:15:11.927Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:19:40.37Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"2.0","score":5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-754"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:05:55.32877Z"}]}}