Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM MQ Appliance Software
CVE-2020-4869

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

IBM
Status
MQ Appliance
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 January 2021

What is CVE-2020-4869?

The IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 CD and 9.2 LTS are susceptible to a denial of service attack due to a buffer overflow vulnerability. This flaw allows remote attackers to send specially crafted SNMP queries, which may result in the appliance reloading unexpectedly, leading to potential service disruption. It is crucial for users of affected versions to apply the necessary security updates to protect their systems effectively.

Affected Version(s)

MQ Appliance 9.2.0.0

MQ Appliance 9.2.1

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6398791
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190831
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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