CVE-2007-6705 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can hijack arbitrary processes in IBM WebSphere MQ XA clients on Windows due to excessive privileges granted to the Everyone group in COM+ environments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-6705?
CVE-2007-6705 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 9 Mar 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WebSphere MQ XA 5.3 before FP13 and 6.0.x before 6.0.2.1 client for Windows, when running in an MTS or a COM+ environment, grants the PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE privilege to the Everyone group upon connection to a queue manager, which allows local users to duplicate an arbitrary handle and possibly hijack an arbitrary process.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6705?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6705?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6705 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-6705 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6705 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gv37-fh2h-fxfw.