Input validation error in IBM MQ Appliance - CVE-2022-43902

 

Input validation error in IBM MQ Appliance - CVE-2022-43902

Published: March 1, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU72683
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43902
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM MQ Appliance

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote user can send specially crafted  PCF or MQSC messages to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-43902

Install updates from vendor's website.

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