CVE-2010-2638 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published 15 Nov 2010 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service via disk consumption in IBM WebSphere MQ.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2010-2638?

CVE-2010-2638 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 15 Nov 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0 before 7.0.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via vectors that trigger an FDC with an RM680004 Probe Id value.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2638?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2638?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2638 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-2010-2638 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2638 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Websphere Mq vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j3h2-rjr7-w6j2.