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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1283626
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174972
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0198
EPSS Percentile
83.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (3)
ibm/iot_messagesight
5.0.0.0
ibm/iot_messagesight
2.0.0.0 - 2.0.0.2
ibm/watson_iot_platform_-_message_gateway
5.0.0.1
Published
Jan 28, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026