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A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with queue manager permissions to cause a segmentation fault which would result in the box having to be rebooted to resume normal operations. IBM Reference #: 1998663.
The bug was discovered 02/27/2017. The weakness was released 03/07/2017 by Matthias Kaiser with Code White (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8971 since 10/25/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96663 (IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1.x / 7.1.0.x < 7.1.0.9 / 7.5.0.x < 7.5.0.8 / 8.0.0.x < 8.0.0.6 / 9.0.0.x < 9.0.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (96663).
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Nessus ID: 96663
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1.x / 7.1.0.x < 7.1.0.9 / 7.5.0.x < 7.5.0.8 / 8.0.0.x < 8.0.0.6 / 9.0.0.x < 9.0.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 103277
OpenVAS Name: IBM WebSphere MQ Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Mar17
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Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: ibm.com
Researcher: Matthias Kaiser
Organization: Code White
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CVE: CVE-2016-8971 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 95317 - IBM WebSphere MQ CVE-2016-0360 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8971 - IBM - WebSphere MQ - Denial of Service Issue
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Created: 03/07/2017 21:48Updated: 09/04/2020 14:51
Changes: 03/07/2017 21:48 (76), 09/04/2020 14:51 (4)
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