CVE-2024-25048: ibm mq_appliance Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-25048 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in ibm mq_appliance. EPSS estimates a 0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 27-04-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 01-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM MQ Appliance 9.3 CD and LTS are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 283137.

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().