Medium severity · published Nov 23, 2021
CVE-2021-38875
IBM MQ 8.0, 9.0 LTS, 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.1 CD, and 9.2 CD is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by an error processing messages
6.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM MQ 8.0, 9.0 LTS, 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.1 CD, and 9.2 CD is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by an error processing messages. IBM X-Force ID: 208398.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MQ
MQ · Ibm
8.0.0.0; 9.0.0.0; 9.1.0; 9.1.0.0; 9.2.0; 9.2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38875
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38875
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208398
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6517672
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