IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0/9.0 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0/9.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-1283. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0/9.0 (Application Server Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 and 9.0 could allow an authenticated user to cause a shared memory leak by MQ applications using dynamic queues, which can lead to lack of resources for other MQ applications. IBM X-Force ID: 125144.

The bug was discovered 11/15/2017. The weakness was disclosed 11/27/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-1283 since 11/30/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/25/2021).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370689 (IBM MQ Application Shared Memory Leak Vulnerability (swg22003852)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/30/2016 🔍
11/15/2017 +350 days 🔍
11/27/2017 +12 days 🔍
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11/28/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/25/2021 +1154 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-1283 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1283
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110002
X-Force: 125144

Entryinfo

Created: 11/28/2017 07:39
Updated: 01/25/2021 08:17
Changes: 11/28/2017 07:39 (58), 12/10/2019 20:08 (2), 01/25/2021 08:17 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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