High severity · published Apr 27, 2024
CVE-2024-25048
IBM MQ code execution
7.5
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM MQ Appliance 9.3 CD and LTS are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 283137.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 60% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
MQ Appliance · IBM
9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25048
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25048
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/283137
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149481
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