What is CVE-2020-4766?

CVE-2020-4766 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq Internet Pass-Thru, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-01-22.

How severe is CVE-2020-4766?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in IBM Mq Internet Pass-Thru

CVE-2020-4766

IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru 2.1 and 9.2 could allow a remote user to cause a denial of service by sending malformed MQ data requests which would consume all available resources. IBM X-Force ID: 188093.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.015 (71.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Mq Internet Pass-thru — versions 2.1, 9.2
Ibm Mq_internet_pass-thru — versions 2.1, 9.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4766?: CVE-2020-4766 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq Internet Pass-Thru, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2020-4766?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.