IBM MQ/MQ Appliance/MQ for HPE NonStop 8.0/9.1/9.1 LTS buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM MQ, MQ Appliance and MQ for HPE NonStop 8.0/9.1/9.1 LTS. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-4465. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM MQ, MQ Appliance and MQ for HPE NonStop 8.0/9.1/9.1 LTS. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM MQ, IBM MQ Appliance, and IBM MQ for HPE NonStop 8.0, 9.1 CD, and 9.1 LTS is vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability due to an error within the channel processing code. A remote attacker could overflow the buffer using an older client and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 181562.

The weakness was disclosed 07/28/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-4465 since 12/30/2019. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/29/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-159086 and VDB-159085 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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12/30/2019 🔍
07/28/2020 +211 days 🔍
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11/06/2020 +100 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2020-4465 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-4465
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159087
X-Force: 181562

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2020 07:57
Updated: 11/06/2020 08:53
Changes: 07/29/2020 07:57 (39), 07/29/2020 08:02 (17), 11/06/2020 08:49 (2), 11/06/2020 08:53 (1)
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