IBM MQ DoS (7184322)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 232690

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 7184322 advisory.

- IBM MQ 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD could allow a local user to cause a denial of service due to an improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions. (CVE-2024-54175)

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 9.2.0.31 LTS, 9.3.0.27 LTS, 9.4.0.10 LTS, 9.4.2 CD or later.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7184322

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 232690

File Name: ibm_mq_7184322.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/13/2025

Updated: 3/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-54175

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/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: 2/27/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-54175

IAVA: 2025-A-0144