7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-1431
"IBM GSKitScoped File Access and Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description

A vulnerability in GSKit affects IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.3, and 5.0.0 that could allow a local attacker to obtain control of the Spectrum Scale daemon and to access and modify files in the Spectrum Scale file system, and possibly to obtain administrator privileges on the node. IBM X-Force ID: 139240.

INFO

Published Date :

June 13, 2018, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:38 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-1431 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm spectrum_scale
2 Ibm general_parallel_file_system
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-1431.

URL Resource
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012049 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105546 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139240 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-1431 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-1431 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 IBM Corporation AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-284 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139240 VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139240 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105546 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105546 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.1.0.0 up to (including) 4.1.0.8 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.1.1.0 up to (including) 4.1.1.19 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.0.0 up to (including) 4.2.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.1.0 up to (including) 4.2.1.2 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.2.0 up to (including) 4.2.2.3 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.3.0 up to (including) 4.2.3.8 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0.0 up to (including) 5.0.0.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105546 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139240 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139240 VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012049 No Types Assigned http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012049 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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