Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM MQ Appliance has resolved a buffer overflow vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4465
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ, IBM MQ Appliance, and IBM MQ for HPE NonStop are vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability due to an error within the channel processing code. A remote attacker could overflow the buffer using an older client and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181562 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ, IBM MQ Appliance, and IBM MQ for HPE NonStop are vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability due to an error within the channel processing code. A remote attacker could overflow the buffer using an older client and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181562 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 8.0 |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.1 LTS |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.1 CD |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM MQ Appliance 8.0
Apply fixpack 8.0.0.15, or later.
IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 LTSApply fixpack 9.1.0.6, or later.
IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 CDApply IBM MQ Appliance 9.2, or later.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
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Change History
23 Jul 2020: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
27 July 2020
UID
ibm16252783