SB2024060320 - Insufficient control of network message volume in IBM MQ



SB2024060320 - Insufficient control of network message volume in IBM MQ

Published: June 3, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024060320
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25015)

CWE-ID: CWE-406 - Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume (Network Amplification)

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can send a HTTP requests that would consume all available resources and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.