Resource exhaustion in IBM DataPower Gateway - CVE-2020-4994
Published: April 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107947
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4994
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 cause a temporary denial of service by sending invalid HTTP requests.
Affected software
IBM DataPower Gateway
How to mitigate CVE-2020-4994
Install updates from vendor's website.