Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM MQ Operator and Queue manager container images

1) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU89712

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.2 [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:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33599

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

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 in nscd binary. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exhaust the nscd fixed size cache to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: before 2.0.22

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: before 9.3.0.17-r2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_mq_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_supplied_mq_advanced_container_images:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7154630

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) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU88184

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45288

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient limitations placed on the amount of CONTINUATION frames that can be sent within a single HTTP/2 stream. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP/2 requests to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: before 2.0.22

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: before 9.3.0.17-r2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_mq_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_supplied_mq_advanced_container_images:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7154630

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.

3) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU88153

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27316

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling HTTP/2 requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP/2 requests to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: before 2.0.22

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: before 9.3.0.17-r2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_mq_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_supplied_mq_advanced_container_images:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7154630

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.

4) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU89710

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-2024-33601

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the Name Service Cache Daemon (nscd) can terminate the service during its startup. A local use can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: before 2.0.22

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: before 9.3.0.17-r2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_mq_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_supplied_mq_advanced_container_images:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7154630

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.

5) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU88822

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 9.3 [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:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2961

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

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 within the iconv() function when converting string to the ISO-2022-CN-EXT character set. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger a 4 byte buffer 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: before 2.0.22

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: before 9.3.0.17-r2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_mq_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_supplied_mq_advanced_container_images:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7154630

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, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.

6) Cryptographic issues

EUVDB-ID: #VU87671

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28834

CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a side-channel attack when using the gnutls_privkey_sign_data2 API function with the "GNUTLS_PRIVKEY_FLAG_REPRODUCIBLE" flag. A remote attacker can launch Minerva attack and gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: before 2.0.22

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: before 9.3.0.17-r2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_mq_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_supplied_mq_advanced_container_images:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7154630

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) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU89709

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33602

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to netgroup cache assumes NSS callback is using in-buffer strings in nscd binary. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: before 2.0.22

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: before 9.3.0.17-r2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_mq_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_supplied_mq_advanced_container_images:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7154630

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.

8) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU89711

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33600

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 when nscd cache fails to add a not-found netgroup response to the cache. 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: before 2.0.22

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: before 9.3.0.17-r2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_mq_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_supplied_mq_advanced_container_images:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7154630

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.