CVE-2019-4762 Denial of service in MQ
Attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM MQ due to an error in the Channel processing function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-4762?
CVE-2019-4762 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Mq, published on 16 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM MQ 9.0 and 9.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to an error in the Channel processing function. IBM X-Force ID: 173625.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4762?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4762?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4762 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-2019-4762 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4762 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-4v5g-r6mf-cq6v.