Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM MQ and IBM MQ Appliance
CVE-2020-4375

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

IBM
Status
MQ Appliance
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 July 2020

What is CVE-2020-4375?

A vulnerability in IBM MQ and IBM MQ Appliance can lead to a denial of service due to a memory leak that occurs when creating a dynamic queue. This flaw may allow attackers to exploit the issue, potentially causing significant service disruptions and impairing the functionality of the affected products. Organizations using these versions should take immediate action to secure their deployments.

Affected Version(s)

MQ Appliance 8.0

MQ Appliance 9.1.LTS

MQ Appliance 9.1.CD

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6252785
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179080
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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