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CVE-2020-4422 (GCVE-0-2020-4422)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-05-14 15:50 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:46
VLAI
Summary
IBM i2 Intelligent Analyis Platform 9.2.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory corruption. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 180167.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/I:H/AC:L/A:H/C:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/AV:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • Gain Privileges
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM i2 Analysts Notebook Affected: 9.2.1
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Date Public
2020-05-13 00:00
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