CVE-2020-4236 Denial of service in Tivoli Netcool Impact

Medium 6.5 Published 31 Mar 2020 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An authenticated user can cause a denial of service in IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact via improper content parsing in the project management module.

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

What is CVE-2020-4236?

CVE-2020-4236 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact, published on 31 Mar 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.0.17 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to improper content parsing in the project management module. IBM X-Force ID: 175409.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4236?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Netcool\/Impact.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4236?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4236 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-2020-4236 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4236 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9vpm-rq68-2x3m.