CVE-2023-22874 (GCVE-0-2023-22874)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-05 14:57 – Updated: 2025-01-29 16:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IBM MQ denial of service
Summary
IBM MQ Clients 9.2 CD, 9.3 CD, and 9.3 LTS are vulnerable to a denial of service attack when processing configuration files. IBM X-Force ID: 244216.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-29 16:54 UTC
CWE
- 703 Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
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