CVE-2009-3159 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM WebSphere MQ via the rriDecompress function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-3159?
CVE-2009-3159 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 10 Sep 2009. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the rriDecompress function in IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.1, and 7.0.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3159?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3159?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-3159 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3159 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4qq2-3gjp-fjvr.