CVE-2020-4465
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.019 · 80 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM MQ, IBM MQ Appliance, and IBM MQ for HPE NonStop 8.0, 9.1 CD, and 9.1 LTS is vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability due to an error within the channel processing code. A remote attacker could overflow the buffer using an older client and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 181562.
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affected products (6)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/47999cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181562cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4465cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-MQ-Appliance-buffer-overflow-via-Channel-Processing-32947cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-app-connect-enterprise-certified-container-integration-servers-could-cause-a-denial-of-service-or-a-buffer-overflow-when-using-mq/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-mq-appliance-is-vulnerable-to-a-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-cve-2020-4465/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-mq-for-hpe-nonstop-server-is-affected-by-vulnerability-cve-2020-4465/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-mq-is-vulnerable-to-a-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-due-to-an-error-within-the-channel-processing-code-cve-2020-4465/cnnvd
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