CVE-2012-4863 Denial of service in WebSphere MQ
Attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM WebSphere MQ queue managers, disrupting message processing services.
- 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-2012-4863?
CVE-2012-4863 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 23 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1 and 7.5: Queue manager has a DoS vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4863?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4863?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4863 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-2012-4863 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4863 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h4jp-3vqw-q553.