Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM MQ Operator

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU60114

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23990

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the doProlog() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: 2.0.4 - 2.1.0

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: 9.3.0.0-r1 - 9.3.1.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-mq-operator-and-queue-manager-container-images-are-vulnerable-to-multiple-vulnerabilities-from-expat-sqlite-libxml2-libksba-zlib-and-gnutls/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842505

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU67411

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35525

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the INTERSEC query processing. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: 2.0.4 - 2.1.0

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: 9.3.0.0-r1 - 9.3.1.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-mq-operator-and-queue-manager-container-images-are-vulnerable-to-multiple-vulnerabilities-from-expat-sqlite-libxml2-libksba-zlib-and-gnutls/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842505

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU67412

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35527

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when handling ALTER TABLE for views that have a nested FROM clause. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: 2.0.4 - 2.1.0

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: 9.3.0.0-r1 - 9.3.1.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-mq-operator-and-queue-manager-container-images-are-vulnerable-to-multiple-vulnerabilities-from-expat-sqlite-libxml2-libksba-zlib-and-gnutls/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842505

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU66123

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3709

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: 2.0.4 - 2.1.0

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: 9.3.0.0-r1 - 9.3.1.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-mq-operator-and-queue-manager-container-images-are-vulnerable-to-multiple-vulnerabilities-from-expat-sqlite-libxml2-libksba-zlib-and-gnutls/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842505

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU67532

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40674

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the doContent() function in xmlparse.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application that is using the affected library, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: 2.0.4 - 2.1.0

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: 9.3.0.0-r1 - 9.3.1.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-mq-operator-and-queue-manager-container-images-are-vulnerable-to-multiple-vulnerabilities-from-expat-sqlite-libxml2-libksba-zlib-and-gnutls/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842505

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU68376

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3515

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the CRL parser in libksba. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: 2.0.4 - 2.1.0

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: 9.3.0.0-r1 - 9.3.1.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-mq-operator-and-queue-manager-container-images-are-vulnerable-to-multiple-vulnerabilities-from-expat-sqlite-libxml2-libksba-zlib-and-gnutls/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842505

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU66153

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37434

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a large gzip header within inflateGetHeader in inflate.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the affected application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: 2.0.4 - 2.1.0

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: 9.3.0.0-r1 - 9.3.1.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-mq-operator-and-queue-manager-container-images-are-vulnerable-to-multiple-vulnerabilities-from-expat-sqlite-libxml2-libksba-zlib-and-gnutls/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842505

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

8) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU65915

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2509

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within gnutls_pkcs7_verify() function when verifying the pkcs7 signatures. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: 2.0.4 - 2.1.0

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: 9.3.0.0-r1 - 9.3.1.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-mq-operator-and-queue-manager-container-images-are-vulnerable-to-multiple-vulnerabilities-from-expat-sqlite-libxml2-libksba-zlib-and-gnutls/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842505

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	8
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-23990 CVE-2020-35525 CVE-2020-35527 CVE-2016-3709 CVE-2022-40674 CVE-2022-3515 CVE-2022-37434 CVE-2022-2509
CWE-ID	CWE-190 CWE-476 CWE-125 CWE-79 CWE-416 CWE-122 CWE-415
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #7 is available.
Vulnerable software	IBM MQ Operator Server applications / Other server solutions IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images Other software / Other software solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation