Denial of service in IBM MQ

1) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU10379

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1371

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can connect an IBM MQ Client to an MQ Queue Manage and cause a SIGSEGV in the AMQRMPPA channel process to terminate.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ: 8.0.0.8 - 9.0.4

External links

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22012983&myns=swgws&mynp=OCSSYHRD&a...

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.