QID 378636

Date Published: 2023-07-19

QID 378636: IBM MQ Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerabilities (7007421)

An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.

Affected Version:
IBM MQ 9.0,9.1,9.2, 9.3

QID Detection Logic: (Authenticated)
Operating System: Linux
The QID runs the command "/opt/mqm/bin/dspmqver -v | grep -A3 '^Name'" and "/usr/mqm/bin/dspmqver -v | grep -A3 '^Name'" (for AIX only) to see if the system is running a vulnerable version of IBM MQ or not.
Operating System: Windows
It checks for vulnerable IBM MQ/WebSphere MQ versions.

An issue was identified within the IBM MQ Server component that could allow an attacker to execute a denial of service attack due to incorrect handling of PCF messages.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Low - 2.6 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to advisory IBM MQ 7007421 for further information.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 378636

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    7007421 URL Logo www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7007421