IBM MQ Appliance Vulnerable to Heap-Based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2024-25048

Summary

The IBM MQ Appliance version 9.3 CD and LTS is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow due to inadequate bounds checking mechanisms. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated attacker, allowing them to overflow a buffer, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the affected system or may result in the server crashing. Mitigating this risk is crucial to maintaining system integrity and security.

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