CVE-2018-1786 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect versions 7.1 and 8.1, affecting dsmc and dsmcad processes on Linux and Microsoft platforms. The flaw causes TCP/IP sockets to accumulate in a CLOSE_WAIT state, leading to resource exhaustion. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this network-exploitable vulnerability requires no user interaction or privileges to achieve a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.1.0.0, <= 8.1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.1, <= 7.1.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.1.0.0, <= 8.1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_manager_for_virtual_environments_data_protection_for_vmware:*:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* | ||
>= 7.1.0, <= 7.1.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments_data_protection_for_vmware:*:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* | ||
>= 8.1.0.0, <= 8.1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments_data_protection_for_hyper-v:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.