CVE-2019-4039 Denial of service in MQ
A local attacker can cause a denial of service in the error log reporting system of IBM WebSphere MQ.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-4039?
CVE-2019-4039 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 23 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.9 and 9.0.0.0 through 9.1.1 could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service within the error log reporting system. IBM X-Force ID: 156163.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4039?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4039?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4039 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-4039 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4039 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mvm-qj8p-rrmj.