Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Watson IoT MessageGateway Server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow isse that can result in denial of service and possible code execution.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4207
DESCRIPTION: IBM Watson IoT Message Gateway 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.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174972 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM WIoTP MessageGateway | 5.0.0.1 |
| IBM IoT MessageSight | 5.0.0.0 |
| IBM IoT MessageSight | 2.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
|
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM WIoTP MessageGateway |
5.0.0.2
|
IT31618
| 5.0.0.2-IBM-IMA-IFIT31618 |
| IBM MessageSight |
5.0.0.0
|
IT31618
| 5.0.0.0-IBM-IMA-IFIT31618 |
| IBM MessageSight |
2.0.0.2
|
IT31618
| 2.0.0.2-IBM-IMA-IFIT31618 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Armis
Change History
23 Jan 2020: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
24 January 2020
UID
ibm11283626