SB2020110645 - Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor
Published: November 6, 2020 Updated: June 14, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020110645
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-4720)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.