CVE-2020-5032 Denial of service in QRadar SIEM
Attackers can cause a temporary denial of service in IBM QRadar SIEM by sending specific payloads, affecting availability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5032?
CVE-2020-5032 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager, published on 4 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 in some configurations may be vulnerable to a temporary denial of service attack when sent particular payloads. IBM X-Force ID: 194178.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5032?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5032?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5032 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-2020-5032 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5032 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager
- CVE-2019-4210 Auth bypass in QRadar SIEM
- CVE-2014-3062 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2025-33117 IBM QRadar SIEM command execution
- CVE-2020-4512 Command injection in QRadar SIEM
- CVE-2015-2011 Command injection in n/a
All Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mvjc-69q9-xg49.