CVE-2015-1987 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 3 Aug 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via disk consumption in IBM MQ Light by sending crafted authentication data.

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-2015-1987?

CVE-2015-1987 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 (disk consumption) via a crafted byte sequence in authentication data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1956 and CVE-2015-1958.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1987?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Mq Light.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1987?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1987 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-2015-1987 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1987 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2c73-wh2v-m8hm.