Security Bulletin
Summary
An issue was found within the IBM MQ Java and JMS client libraries that could allow an attacker to execute a remote code execution attack.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization of trusted data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186509 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 |
| IBM MQ | 9.0 |
| IBM MQ | 8.0 |
| IBM WebSphere MQ | 7.5 |
Remediation/Fixes
Apply interim fix for APAR IT33772
IBM MQ 8.0
Apply interim fix for APAR IT33772
IBM MQ 9.0 LTS
IBM MQ 9.1 LTS
IBM MQ 9.2 LTS
IBM MQ 9.2 CD
Workarounds and Mitigations
Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins
References
Acknowledgement
This vulnerability was reported to IBM by Moritz Bechler
Change History
26 Jan 2020: 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.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
27 January 2021
UID
ibm16408626