CVE-2020-4207

Summary

CVECVE-2020-4207
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-01-28 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-02-03 20:14:00 UTC
DescriptionIBM 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-120

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Iot Messagesight All All All All
Application Ibm Iot Messagesight 5.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Iot Messagesight All All All All
Application Ibm Iot Messagesight 5.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Watson Iot Platform - Message Gateway 5.0.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Watson Iot Platform - Message Gateway 5.0.0.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Security Bulletin: IBM Watson IoT MessageGateway Server is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2020-4207) CONFIRM www.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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