Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Nov 12, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1786
CVE-2018-1786
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: 7.1, 8.1
- Range: 7.1
Patches
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References
3- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105940nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148871nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
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