VDB-49931 · CVE-2009-3160 · BID 36310

IBM WebSphere MQ up to 6.0.2.3

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9.1$25k-$100k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere MQ up to 6.0.2.3. It has been rated as very critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-3160. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere MQ up to 6.0.2.3 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as very critical. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM WebSphere MQ 6.x through 6.0.2.7, 7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, and 7.0.1.0, when read ahead or asynchronous message consumption is enabled, allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via unknown vectors, related to a "memory overwrite" issue.

The weakness was released 09/10/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3160. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/13/2025).

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86971 (IBM WebSphere MQ readahead Denial of Service (IZ56259)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 36310†), Secunia (SA36647†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24716†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-49932 and VDB-49930. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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09/08/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2009-3160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49931
SecurityFocus: 36310 - IBM WebSphere MQ Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 36647
Vulnerability Center: 24716 - IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0.2.7 - 7.0.1.0 Remote DoS \x27Memory Overwrite\x27 Vulnerability via Unknown Vectors, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/13/2025 22:56
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (46), 02/20/2017 10:17 (8), 08/22/2021 09:49 (4), 02/27/2025 11:46 (16), 04/13/2025 22:56 (1)
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