Buffer Overflow in IBM Watson IoT Message Gateway
CVE-2020-4207

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

IBM
Status
Wiotp Messagegateway
Iot Messagesight
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 January 2020

What is CVE-2020-4207?

The IBM Watson IoT Message Gateway is susceptible to a buffer overflow due to inadequate bounds checking when processing specific content in HTTP request headers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTTP request, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution on the affected system or causing a denial of service. For more details, consult the following references: IBM Support and IBM X-Force ID: 174972.

Affected Version(s)

IoT MessageSight 2.0

IoT MessageSight 5.0.0.0

WIoTP MessageGateway 5.0.0.1

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1283626
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174972
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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