Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-7764 |
CWE-ID | CWE-444 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) Client/Desktop applications / Other client software |
Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU76518
Risk: Medium
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:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7764
CWE-ID:
CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to web cache poisoning attack when accepting the Accept-Version header by default. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server to cause a denial of service condition.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCloud Pak for Security (CP4S): before 1.10.9.0
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6995209
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.