Medium severity · published Dec 30, 2019
CVE-2019-4655
IBM MQ 9.1.0.0, 9.1.0.1, 9.1.0.2, 9.1.0.3, 9.1.1, 9.1.2, and 9.1.3 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack that would allow an authenticated user to reset client connections…
4.3
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM MQ 9.1.0.0, 9.1.0.1, 9.1.0.2, 9.1.0.3, 9.1.1, 9.1.2, and 9.1.3 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack that would allow an authenticated user to reset client connections due to an error within the Data Conversion routine. IBM X-Force ID: 170966.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MQ
MQ · Ibm
9.1.0 before 9.1.4; 9.1.0.0 before 9.1.0.4 · source: NVD
MA
MQ Appliance · Ibm
9.1.0 before 9.1.4; 9.1.0.0 before 9.1.0.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4655
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4655
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/170966
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1106529
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