Input validation error in IBM MQ - CVE-2022-40237

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Input validation error in IBM MQ - CVE-2022-40237

Published: March 9, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU73189
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40237
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of CCDT files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted CCDT file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

IBM MQ
IBM MQ for HPE NonStop

How to mitigate CVE-2022-40237

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM MQ - addressed in versions 9.0.0.16, 9.2.0.10, 9.3.0.4, 9.3.2.0
IBM MQ for HPE NonStop - update to 8.1.0.12

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