Security Bulletin
Summary
An error was found within the MQ queue manager channel processing code that could be exploited to cause a denial of service attack.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by an error processing connecting applications.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190833 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM MQ | 9.2 CD |
| IBM MQ | 9.2 LTS |
| IBM MQ | 9.1.4 CD |
| IBM MQ | 9.1.5 CD |
Remediation/Fixes
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
16 Dec 2020: Initial Publication
22 Dec 2020: Added applicability for 9.1 CD
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
Document Information
Modified date:
22 December 2020
UID
ibm16386466