CVE-2019-4720 (GCVE-0-2019-4720)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-31 15:30 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:02
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Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume all available memory. IBM X-Force ID: 172125.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/C:N/I:N/PR:N/A:H/AV:N/UI:N/S:U/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CWE
  • Denial of Service
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM WebSphere Application Server Affected: 7.0
Affected: 8.0
Affected: 8.5
Affected: 9.0
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