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IBM MQ Denial of Service (7063661)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 186428

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of IBM MQ Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 7063661 advisory.

 - IBM MQ has addressed an error within the IBM MQ clustering logic, in which a specially crafted message could cause a denial-of-service.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to 9.0.0.21 LTS, 9.1.0.18 LTS, 9.2.0.20 LTS, 9.3.0.10 LTS, 9.3.4 CD or later. Alternatively, install APAR IT41871 where appropriate.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7063661

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 186428

File Name: ibm_mq_7063661.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 11/29/2023

Updated: 12/1/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-45177

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq, cpe:/a:ibm:mq

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere MQ

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/31/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/31/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-45177

IAVA: 2023-A-0658