QwikSec

Security Database

CVE

CWE

Training

CVE Database
/

CVE-2020-4207

Back to search

CVE-2020-4207

Published: Jan 28, 2020

Modified: Sep 17, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

9.8

CRITICAL

Description

IBM Watson IoT Message Gateway 2.0.0.x, 5.0.0.0, 5.0.0.1, and 5.0.0.2 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when handling a failed HTTP request with specific content in the headers. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 174972.

VendorProductVersions

IBM

WIoTP MessageGateway

affected
5.0.0.1

IBM

IoT MessageSight

affected
2.0
affected
5.0.0.0

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/S:U/A:H/I:H/AC:L/C:H/AV:N/UI:N/PR:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C

Scope

Unchanged

Availability

High

Integrity

High

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

High

Attack Vector

Network

User Interaction

None

Privileges Required

None

References

Security Training

Train your team to recognize and prevent security threats with our comprehensive security awareness program.

Start Training

Vulnerability Scanning

Discover vulnerabilities in your applications and infrastructure before attackers do.

Scan Now