CVE-2024-40680

Sept. 13, 2024, 8:55 p.m.

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
ibm
  • mq_operator
  • 2.0.26, 3.2.4

Description

IBM MQ Operator 2.0.26 and 3.2.4 could allow a local user to cause a denial of service due to improper memory allocation causing a segmentation fault.

Weaknesses

CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

CWE ID: 770
CWE-789
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated.

CWE ID: 789

Date

Published: Sept. 7, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified: Sept. 13, 2024, 8:55 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

psirt@us.ibm.com

CPEs

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a ibm mq_operator 2.0.26 / / / - / / /
a ibm mq_operator 3.2.4 / / / - / / /

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
Base Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References