IBM MQ 9.3/9.4 LTS/CD Local DoS via Improper Memory Allocation
CVE-2024-40680 Published on September 7, 2024
IBM MQ denial of service
IBM MQ 9.3 CD and 9.4 LTS/CD could allow a local user to cause a denial of service due to improper memory allocation causing a segmentation fault.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-40680 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability?
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.
CVE-2024-40680 has been classified to as a Stack Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-40680
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Affected Versions
IBM MQ Version 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, 9.4 CD is affected by CVE-2024-40680Exploit Probability
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