Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 28, 2020· Updated Sep 17, 2024
CVE-2020-4207
CVE-2020-4207
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.
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Affected products
3- Range: = 2.0.0.x, 5.0.0.0, 5.0.0.1, 5.0.0.2
- Range: 2.0
- IBM/WIoTP MessageGatewayv5Range: 5.0.0.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174972mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1283626mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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