CVE-2020-4207
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-4207
- Assigner
- psirt@us.ibm.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-01-28T19:15:14
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-02-03T20:14:56
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:iot_messagesight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.0.0.0 | 2.0.0.2 |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:iot_messagesight:5.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_iot_platform_-_message_gateway:5.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1283626 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174972 | VDB Entry Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4207 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-4207 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:51:12 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 10:21:14 | 2020-01-28T19:15Z | 2020-01-28T19:15:14 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 10:21:14 | 2020-02-03T20:14:56 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 10:21:14 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |