SB2018111303 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM MQ
Published: November 13, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018111303
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1684)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to a problem within the IBM MQ MQTT Service logic. A remote attacker can trigger an error with MQTT topic string publishing and cause a denial of service attack to be executed against MQTT clients attempting to connect to the queue manager.
2) Code injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1792)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to a problem within IBM MQ queue manager libraries. A local attacker can inject and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.