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CVE-2024-25048

IBM MQ Appliance 9.3 CD and LTS are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.90%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

IBM MQ Appliance 9.3 CD and LTS are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 283137.

CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.90% probability · 58th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-122
Affected: ibm/mq appliance
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/283137Third Party Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149481Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/283137Third Party Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149481Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.