CVE-2019-4165 Denial of service in StoredIQ

Medium 5.3 Published 31 Jul 2019 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM StoredIQ by sending repeated requests to the server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-4165?

CVE-2019-4165 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM StoredIQ, published on 31 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM StoreIQ 7.6.0.0. through 7.6.0.18 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service attack using repeated requests to the server. IBM X-Force ID: 158698.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4165?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Storediq.

How do I fix CVE-2019-4165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2019-4165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7rff-gj34-r64x.