Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM WebSphere MQ
CVE-2017-1145

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

IBM
Status
Websphere MQ
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 March 2017

What is CVE-2017-1145?

The vulnerability involves IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.6, where channel agents are not properly terminated when they are no longer in use. This oversight can lead to a denial of service condition, as it allows an attacker to exhaust system resources, potentially affecting the performance and availability of the application.

Affected Version(s)

WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.6

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999672
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96759
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038068
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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