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IBM MQ Denial of Service (7007421)

high Nessus Plugin ID 178018

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of IBM MQ Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 7007421 advisory.

 - A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in IBM MQ due to improper message processing. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, via specially crafted message, to cause the process to stop responding.

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 9.0.0.18 LTS, 9.1.0.16 LTS, 9.2.0.15 LTS, 9.3.0.6 LTS, 9.3.3 CD or later. Alternatively, install APAR IT42945 where appropriate.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7007421

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 178018

File Name: ibm_mq_7007421.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 7/6/2023

Updated: 12/1/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-28513

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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

Patch Publication Date: 6/28/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/28/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-28513

IAVA: 2023-A-0325-S