Buffer overflow in IBM Mq Appliance
CVE-2020-4869
IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 CD and 9.2 LTS is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted SNMP query to cause the appliance to reload. IBM X-Force ID: 190831.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Mq Appliance — versions 9.2.0.0, 9.2.1
- IBM Mq Appliance — versions 9.2.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6398791 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190831 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-4869?
- CVE-2020-4869 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq Appliance, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-01-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-4869?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.