Heap-based buffer overflow in IBM MQ Appliance - CVE-2024-25048

 

Heap-based buffer overflow in IBM MQ Appliance - CVE-2024-25048

Published: May 2, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89108
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25048
CWE-ID: CWE-122
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 attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper bounds checking. A remote attacker can overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the server to crash.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-25048

Install updates from vendor's website.

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