PT-2020-11043 · Ibm · Ibm Websphere Application Server

Published 2020-01-31 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-4720

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0 through 9.0

Description The issue is a denial of service caused by sending a specially-crafted request, allowing a remote attacker to consume all available memory on the server.

Recommendations For IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0 through 9.0, consider restricting access to the server to minimize the risk of exploitation until a fix is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-4720

Affected Products

Ibm Websphere Application Server

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4720 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172125 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4720 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/1285372 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/710 · Telegram Post