IBM MQ 9.3 < 9.4.3 CD / 9.4 < 9.4.0.12 LTS / 9.4.3 (7238310)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 240885

Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of IBM MQ Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 7238310 advisory.

- An IBM MQ Client connecting to an MQ Queue Manager can cause a SIGSEGV in the AMQRMPPA channel process terminating it. CWE: CWE-416: Use After Free (CVE-2025-3631)

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 IBM MQ 9.4.0.12 LTS, 9.4.3, 9.4.3 CD or later.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7238310

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 240885

File Name: ibm_mq_7238310.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/28/2025

Updated: 6/28/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-3631

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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:mq, cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere MQ

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-3631