CVE-2015-2013 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 14 Sep 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM WebSphere MQ by sending a crafted selection string in an MQI call.

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-2015-2013?

CVE-2015-2013 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 14 Sep 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (channel-agent abend and process outage) via a crafted selection string in an MQI call.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2013?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2013?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2013 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-2015-2013 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2013 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7rc4-4mhp-v4cw.