CVE-2014-4771 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated users with PCF query privileges can cause a denial of service in IBM WebSphere MQ by exhausting queue slots via a crafted query.
- 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-2014-4771?
CVE-2014-4771 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 13 Feb 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1 before 7.0.1.13, 7.1 before 7.1.0.6, 7.5 before 7.5.0.5, and 8 before 8.0.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (queue-slot exhaustion) by leveraging PCF query privileges for a crafted query.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4771?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4771?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4771 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-2014-4771 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4771 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4g5v-px63-wq9q.