SB2024030105 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM MQ

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER

Main Vulnerability Database SB2024030105

SB2024030105 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM MQ

Published: March 1, 2024 Updated: December 6, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024030105
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

High 50% Low 50%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4218)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to some files with xml content are parsed vulnerable against all sorts of XXE attacks. A local user can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted XML code and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.


2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44487)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improperly control of consumption for internal resources when handling HTTP/2 requests with compressed HEADERS frames. A remote attacker can send a sequence of compressed HEADERS frames followed by RST_STREAM frames and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack, a.k.a. "Rapid Reset".

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References