Local denial of service in IBM MQ Clients

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU75594

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22874

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing configuration files. A local user can pass a specially crafted configuration file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ: 9.2.4 CD - 9.3.1.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_mq:9.2.5:CD:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_mq:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_mq:9.3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_mq:9.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6985901

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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