CVE-2019-4568
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM MQ and IBM MQ Appliance 8.0 and 9.0 LTS could allow a remote attacker with intimate knowledge of the server to cause a denial of service when receiving data on the channel. IBM X-Force ID: 166629.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIBM MQ versions 8.0 and 9.0 LTS contain a denial of service vulnerability where a remote attacker with intimate knowledge of the server can trigger a crash when sending specially crafted data on a channel. The attacker requires specific knowledge of the MQ server configuration to exploit this issue.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 8.0.0.0, < 8.0.0.14>= 9.0.0.0, < 9.0.0.8>= 8.0.0.0, < 8.0.0.14CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Determine IBM MQ version installedRun 'dspmqver' command on the system, or check the installation directory for version files. On Linux/Unix: cat /opt/mqm/java/java.version (for MQ classes), or use 'mqversion' utility. On Windows: Check Programs and Features or registry.Affected if The installed version is 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.13, or 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.7, or for Appliance versions 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.13.
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Identify active MQ channelsUse 'runmqsc' to connect to the queue manager and run 'DISPLAY CHANNEL(*)' to list all defined channels. Check for any SVRCONN (server-connection) or SDR (sender) channels that accept remote connections.Affected if Any SVRCONN or SDR channels are defined and listening on network ports.
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Verify channel listener statusUse 'runmqsc' and run 'DISPLAY LISTENER(*) ALL' to see all listeners. Check if any are STATUS(RUNNING) and bound to network addresses (not local-only).Affected if A listener is active and bound to a network interface (0.0.0.0 or specific IP) rather than loopback only (127.0.0.1).
You are affected if your IBM MQ version is 8.0.0.0-8.0.0.13, 9.0.0.0-9.0.0.7, or Appliance 8.0.0.0-8.0.0.13 AND you have network-accessible channel listeners configured.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data8.0.0.149.0.0.8
Apply IBM security patches for this vulnerability (contact IBM support for APAR numbers) or upgrade to a supported IBM MQ version. Restrict network access to MQ channel listeners to trusted sources only.
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