CVE-2023-28513 IBM MQ denial of service
Attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM MQ by exploiting an error in message processing under certain configurations.
- 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-2023-28513?
CVE-2023-28513 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Mq, published on 19 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM MQ 9.0 LTS, 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.2 CD, and 9.3 CD and IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.2 CD, and 9.2 LTS, under certain configurations, is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by an error processing messages. IBM X-Force ID: 250397.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28513?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Mq, Ibm Mq Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28513?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28513 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-2023-28513 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28513 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-x45w-xc46-348w.