CVE-2023-26285

IBM MQ denial of service

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Published May 5, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM MQ 9.2 CD, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 CD, and 9.3 LTS could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to an error processing invalid data. IBM X-Force ID: 248418.

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

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.2 CD, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.3 LTS`	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:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:::::continuous_delivery:::*

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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-2023-30108	IBM MQ 9.2 CD, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 CD, and 9.3 LTS could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to an error processing invalid data. IBM X-Force ID: 248418.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.945% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248418
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6986563

History

Jan 29, 2025 5:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-770
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Mq Appliance

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 29, 2025, 4:25 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: May 5, 2023, 3:16 PM
Updated: Jan 29, 2025, 4:25 PM
Reserved: Feb 21, 2023, 1:55 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:46 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:46 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 5, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:42 AM

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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