CVE-2020-4587

HIGH

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 6.0.0, 6.1.0 - Stack-Based Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer ovreflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could manipulate CD UNIX to obtain root provileges. IBM X-Force ID: 184578.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6320317
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184578

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 26.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
ibm/connect\ direct 6.0.0 (2 CPE variants)
ibm/sterling_connect\ direct 4.2.0 (2 CPE variants)
Published Aug 24, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026