CVE-2022-31772 IBM MQ denial of service
An authenticated user can cause a denial of service on IBM MQ MQTT channels, requiring administrators to apply vendor patches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-31772?
CVE-2022-31772 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Mq, published on 11 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM MQ 8.0, 9.0 LTS, 9.1 CD, 9.1 LTS, 9.2 CD, and 9.2 LTS could allow an authenticated and authorized user to cause a denial of service to the MQTT channels. IBM X-Force ID: 228335.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31772?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2022-31772?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31772 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-2022-31772 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31772 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-10027 IBM MQ queue manager is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4cv4-g7rq-vvp5.