IBM WebSphere MQ up to 7.4 Privileges resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere MQ up to 7.4. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Privileges. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4771. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere MQ up to 7.4 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Privileges. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1 before 7.0.1.13, 7.1 before 7.1.0.6, 7.5 before 7.5.0.5, and 8 before 8.0.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (queue-slot exhaustion) by leveraging PCF query privileges for a crafted query.

The weakness was disclosed 02/12/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4771 since 07/09/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83288 (IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0 / 7.1 / 7.5 / 8.0 PCF Query DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 7.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94842), Tenable (83288), SecurityFocus (BID 74326†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50746†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 83288
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0 / 7.1 / 7.5 / 8.0 PCF Query DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 103277
OpenVAS Name: IBM WebSphere MQ PCF Response Message Handling DoS Vulnerability - June 2015
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WebSphere MQ 7.5

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02/05/2015 +211 days 🔍
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05/08/2015 +39 days 🔍
06/29/2015 +52 days 🔍
04/16/2022 +2483 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-4771 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4771
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74177
X-Force: 94842
SecurityFocus: 74326 - IBM WebSphere MQ CVE-2014-4771 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 50746 - IBM WebSphere MQ Remote DoS via PCF Inquiries to the Command Input Queue, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2015 12:07
Updated: 04/16/2022 13:18
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:07 (61), 07/02/2017 12:02 (8), 04/16/2022 13:18 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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