Description
IBM MQ could allow a remote attacker with queue manager control or man-in-the-middle access on unencrypted channels to cause a denial of service in client applications using asynchronous message consumption due to improper validation of queue name length values.
Affected products
ibm: mq operator; ibm: supplied mq advanced container images
References1
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292667 Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.9
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 17 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-120
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