IBM Websphere Mq Internet Pass Thru prior 2.1.0.0 Administration denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Websphere Mq Internet Pass Thru. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Administration. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-5401. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Websphere Mq Internet Pass Thru (Application Server Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Administration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The command-port listener in IBM WebSphere MQ Internet Pass-Thru (MQIPT) 2.x before 2.1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (remote-administration outage) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 03/21/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-5401 since 08/22/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.1.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87297), SecurityFocus (BID 66333†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43921†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: 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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Websphere Mq Internet Pass Thru 2.1.0.0

Timelineinfo

08/22/2013 🔍
03/19/2014 +209 days 🔍
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03/21/2014 +2 days 🔍
03/21/2014 +0 days 🔍
04/07/2014 +17 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +351 days 🔍
05/08/2026 +4063 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66740
X-Force: 87297
SecurityFocus: 66333 - IBM WebSphere MQ Internet Pass-Thru CVE-2013-5401 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 43921 - IBM WebSphere MQ 2.0.0.0 through 2.0.0.1 Remote DoS via Unspecified Vectors, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/08/2026 17:25
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (54), 05/24/2017 11:30 (5), 05/08/2026 17:25 (19)
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