Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in IBM MQ Appliance



Published: 2024-09-17
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-40680
CWE-ID CWE-770
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		IBM MQ Appliance
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU97305

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40680

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 application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Appliance: before 9.4.0.5

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7162103


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.



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