IBM MQ 9.1/9.2/9.3/9.4 Slowloris release of resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in IBM MQ 9.1/9.2/9.3/9.4. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in release of resource. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-36128. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM MQ 9.1/9.2/9.3/9.4. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a release of resource vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-772. The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM MQ 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 LTS and 9.3, 9.4 CD is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper enforcement of the timeout on individual read operations. By conducting slowloris-type attacks, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-36128 since 04/15/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Release of resource
CWE: CWE-772 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
10/16/2025 +184 days Advisory disclosed
10/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36128 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36128
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328842

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2025 21:47
Changes: 10/16/2025 21:47 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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