Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor

1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU77313

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-4720

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can send a specially-crafted request, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor: 2.0.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_cloud_transformation_advisor:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6100456

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.