High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 31, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-4720
CVE-2019-4720
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume all available memory. IBM X-Force ID: 172125.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.0.0.0,<=7.0.0.45
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:hypervisor:*:*:*range: >=9.0.0.0,<=9.0.5.2
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*range: <20.0.0.2
- (no CPE)range: 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0
- (no CPE)range: 7.0
Patches
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References
2- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172125nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1285372nvdVendor Advisory
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