CVE-2020-4870 Denial of service in MQ
Attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM MQ by exploiting an error in processing connecting applications.
- 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-2020-4870?
CVE-2020-4870 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Mq, published on 21 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM MQ 9.2 CD and LTS are vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by an error processing connecting applications. IBM X-Force ID: 190833.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4870?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4870?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4870 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-2020-4870 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4870 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-cvj2-jg9h-2hj6.