CVE-2018-1786
This can cause TCP/IP resource leakage and may result in a denial of service.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 dsmc and dsmcad processes incorrectly accumulate TCP/IP sockets in a CLOSE_WAIT state. This can cause TCP/IP resource leakage and may result in a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 148871.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.43% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- ibm/spectrum protect · ibm/tivoli storage manager · ibm/spectrum protect manager for virtual environments data protection for vmware · ibm/tivoli storage manager for virtual environments data protection for vmware · ibm/spectrum protect for virtual environments data protection for hyper-v · ibm/tivoli storage manager for virtual environments data protection for hyper-v
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 2.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10738765Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148871VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10738765Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148871VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.