PT-2020-5570
CVE-2020-4257
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Published
2020-02-16
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Updated
2021-07-21
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
IBM i2 Intelligent Analyis Platform version 9.2.1
IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is caused by a memory corruption, which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. This can be achieved by persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file. The vulnerability is related to a buffer overflow in memory, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.
Recommendations
For IBM i2 Intelligent Analyis Platform version 9.2.1, update to a version that fixes the memory corruption issue.
For IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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