CVE-2021-29843

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Published Nov 8, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM MQ 9.1 LTS, 9.1 CD, 9.2 LTS, and 9.2CD is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by an issue processing message properties. IBM X-Force ID: 205203.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

MQ Appliance

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.1.LTS`	affected	—
`9.1.CD`	affected	—
`9.2.LTS`	affected	—
`9.2.CD`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:::::lts:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:::::continuous_delivery:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:::::lts:::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-16317	IBM MQ 9.1 LTS, 9.1 CD, 9.2 LTS, and 9.2CD is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by an issue processing message properties. IBM X-Force ID: 205203.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.939% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205203
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6513681

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Mq Appliance

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:26 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Nov 8, 2021, 4:50 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:26 AM
Reserved: Mar 31, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:48 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 8, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:48 AM

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Red Hat No data

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