IBM MQ 7.1 <= 7.1.0.9 / 7.5 <= 7.5.0.9 / 8.0 <= 8.0.0.11 / 9.0 <= 9.0.0.6 LTS / 9.1 <= 9.1.0.2 LTS / 9.1 <= 9.1.2 CD (886887)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 145050

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. IBM WebSphere MQ V7.1, 7.5, IBM MQ V8, IBM MQ V9.0LTS, IBM MQ V9.1 LTS, and IBM MQ V9.1 CD are vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by specially crafted messages. IBM X-Force ID: 160013.

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 8.0.0.12, 9.0.0.7, 9.1.0.3, 9.1.3 or later. Alternatively, install APAR IT25916 where appropriate.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/886887

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 145050

File Name: ibm_mq_886887.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/19/2021

Updated: 7/5/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-4261

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:websphere_mq

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere MQ

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/1/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-4261