CVE-2024-45669 in Security Verify Information Queue
Summary
by MITRE • 09/10/2025
IBM Security Verify Information Queue 10.0.5, 10.0.6, 10.0.7, and 10.0.8 could allow a remote user to cause a denial of service due to improper handling of special characters that could lead to uncontrolled resource consumption.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 09/11/2025
IBM Security Verify Information Queue version 10.0.5 through 10.0.8 contains a vulnerability that enables remote attackers to trigger a denial of service condition through improper handling of special characters in input data. This flaw resides in the queue processing mechanism where the system fails to adequately validate or sanitize special characters that may be present in submitted messages or data payloads. The vulnerability specifically manifests when the system encounters certain sequences of special characters that cause the processing logic to consume excessive computational resources or memory during parsing operations.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation routines within the information queue processing components. When malformed data containing specially crafted special characters is submitted to the queue system, the parsing algorithms attempt to process these inputs without proper bounds checking or character validation. This leads to a scenario where resource consumption grows exponentially or becomes unbounded, effectively exhausting system resources such as memory allocation, CPU cycles, or thread execution capacity. The vulnerability operates at the application layer and can be exploited remotely without requiring authentication credentials, making it particularly dangerous in production environments where the queue system handles critical information flows.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple service disruption as it can compromise the entire information queue infrastructure. Organizations relying on IBM Security Verify Information Queue for critical data processing workflows may experience complete system unavailability, leading to potential data loss, service interruptions, and business continuity issues. The resource exhaustion can affect not only the specific queue instance but also surrounding systems that depend on queue-based communication patterns, potentially creating cascading failures throughout the enterprise infrastructure. This vulnerability directly aligns with CWE-400 which categorizes improper resource management and CWE-770 which addresses allocation of resources without limits or with insufficient limits.
Mitigation strategies should prioritize immediate patch deployment from IBM Security Verify Information Queue 10.0.9 onwards which includes enhanced input validation routines and improved resource consumption monitoring. Organizations should implement network segmentation to limit access to the queue system and deploy intrusion detection systems to monitor for suspicious character sequences. Additionally, input sanitization should be enforced at multiple layers including application firewalls, proxy servers, and direct queue interfaces. The implementation of rate limiting and resource consumption monitoring can help detect and prevent exploitation attempts before they cause significant damage. This vulnerability also maps to ATT&CK technique T1499.004 which covers network denial of service attacks, emphasizing the need for robust resource management and input validation controls in enterprise security architectures.