Vulnerability · Published Jan 28, 2020 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4207
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in IoT MessageSight from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.5% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)4.5%top 8.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | WIoTP MessageGateway | 5.0.0.1 |
| IBM | IoT MessageSight | 2.05.0.0.0 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1283626 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-watson-cve20204207-code-exec (174972) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF