IBM MQ/CD/MQ Appliance Configuration denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM MQ, CD and MQ Appliance. Affected is an unknown function of the component Configuration Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-28513. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM MQ, CD and MQ Appliance (affected version not known). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM MQ 9.0 LTS, 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.2 CD, and 9.3 CD and IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.2 CD, and 9.2 LTS, under certain configurations, is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by an error processing messages. IBM X-Force ID: 250397.

The weakness was disclosed 07/19/2023. The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-28513 since 03/16/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (250397). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/16/2023 🔍
07/19/2023 +124 days 🔍
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08/14/2023 +26 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28513 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28513
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-234992
X-Force: 250397

Entryinfo

Created: 07/19/2023 06:47
Updated: 08/14/2023 22:38
Changes: 07/19/2023 06:47 (50), 08/14/2023 22:38 (11)
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