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IBM MQ 9.3 < 9.4 CD / 9.4 < 9.4.0.5 LTS DoS (7167210)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 206687

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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 as referenced in the 7167210 advisory.

 - IBM MQ Operator 2.0.26 and 3.2.4 could allow a local user to cause a denial of service due to improper memory allocation causing a segmentation fault. (CVE-2024-40680)

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 9.4 CD, 9.4.0.5 LTS or later.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7167210

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 206687

File Name: ibm_mq_7167210.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 9/5/2024

Updated: 10/9/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-40680

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:mq, cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere MQ

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/4/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-40680