CVE-2015-1955 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 3 Aug 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption by sending crafted authentication data to IBM MQ Light.

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

What is CVE-2015-1955?

CVE-2015-1955 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Aug 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM MQ Light before 1.0.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted byte sequence in authentication data.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1955?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Mq Light.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1955?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1955 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-2015-1955 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1955 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4wf3-99hw-86r6.