Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM DataPower Gateway
CVE-2020-4581

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

IBM
Status
Datapower Gateway
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 September 2020

What is CVE-2020-4581?

IBM DataPower Gateway versions from 2018.4.1.0 to 2018.4.1.12 are susceptible to a denial of service attack. This vulnerability arises when a remote attacker sends a crafted HTTP/2 request with chunked transfer encoding, potentially leading to service disruption. Users of affected versions should be aware of this issue and consider applying patches or implementing workarounds to mitigate risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0

DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.12

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6334707
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184441
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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