IBM MQ 9.3 < 9.3.0.26 LTS / 9.3 < 9.4 CD / 9.4 < 9.4.0.7 LTS (7178243)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 213473

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 7178243 advisory.

- IBM MQ Appliance 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, and 9.4 LTS web console could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial-of-service when trace is enabled due to information being written into memory outside of the intended buffer size. (CVE-2024-51471)

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 9.3.0.26 LTS, 9.4.0.7 CD, 9.4.0.7 LTS or later.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7178243

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 213473

File Name: ibm_mq_7178243.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/3/2025

Updated: 1/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-51471

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:mq, cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere MQ

Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-51471

IAVA: 2025-A-0001