Security Bulletin
Summary
An error was found within the Dynamic queue logic that could cause a memory leak and be exploited by an attacker to cause a denial of service attack.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ, IBM MQ Appliance, IBM MQ for HPE NonStop 8.0, 9.1 CD, and 9.1 LTS could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service due to a memory leak caused by an error creating a dynamic queue. IBM X-Force ID: 179080.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179080 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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
Contact IBM Support and request a fix for APAR IT31336
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.5
Contact IBM Support and request a fix for APAR IT31336
IBM MQ 8.0
IBM MQ 9.0 LTS
IBM MQ 9.1 LTS
IBM MQ 9.1 CD
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
04 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.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
05 August 2020
UID
ibm16255988