Security Bulletin: IBM MQ is vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability due to an error within the channel processing code (CVE-2020-4465)

Security Bulletin

Summary

An error was found within the channel processing code that could cause a buffer overflow.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-4465
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ, IBM MQ Appliance, and IBM MQ for HPE NonStop 8.0, 9.1 CD, and 9.1 LTS 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. IBM X-Force ID: 181562.
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	9.1 LTS
IBM MQ	9.0 LTS
IBM MQ	8.0
IBM MQ	9.1 CD
IBM WebSphere MQ	7.5
IBM WebSphere MQ	7.1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1

Contact IBM Support and request a fix for APAR IT32141

IBM WebSphere MQ 7.5

Contact IBM Support and request a fix for APAR IT32141

IBM MQ 8

Apply FixPack 8.0.0.15

IBM MQ 9.0 LTS

Apply FixPack 9.0.0.10

IBM MQ 9.1 LTS

Apply FixPack 9.1.0.6

IBM MQ 9.1 CD

Upgrade to IBM MQ 9.1.5

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

03 Aug 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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Security Bulletin: IBM MQ is vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability due to an error within the channel processing code (CVE-2020-4465)