Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM MQ Appliance has resolved an OpenLDAP vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-25692
DESCRIPTION: OpenLDAP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference. By sending a specially crafted TCP packet, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause slapd to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191968 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
DESCRIPTION: OpenLDAP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference. By sending a specially crafted TCP packet, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause slapd to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191968 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.2 LTS |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.2 CD |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.1 LTS |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.1 CD |
Remediation/Fixes
This vulnerability is addressed under APAR IT37279.
IBM MQ Appliance version 9.1 LTS
Apply 9.1.0.8 interim fix firmware for IT37279, or later firmware.
IBM MQ Appliance version 9.1 CD
Upgrade to 9.2.2 CD interim fix firmware for IT37279, or later firmware.
IBM MQ Appliance version 9.2 LTS
Apply 9.2.0.2 interim fix firmware for IT37279, or later firmware.
IBM MQ Appliance version 9.2 CD
Apply 9.2.2 CD interim fix firmware for IT37279, or later firmware.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
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Acknowledgement
Change History
24 Jun 2021: Initial Publication
*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
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Document Information
Modified date:
09 July 2021
UID
ibm16466725