QID 378776

QID 378776: IBM MQ Deniel of Service (DoS) Vulnerabilities (6960535)

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 9.1,9.2, 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 - 2.7 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to advisory IBM MQ 6960535 for further information.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 378776

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    6960535 URL Logo www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6960535