CVE-2009-0905 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges in IBM WebSphere MQ by exploiting improper handling of long group names with shared substrings.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-0905?
CVE-2009-0905 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 30 Oct 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0 before 6.0.2.8 and 7.0 before 7.0.1.0 does not properly handle long group names, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging combinations of group names with the same initial substring.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0905?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0905?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0905 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-0905 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0905 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8fg6-6hjr-4whj.