CVE-2015-4941 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the MQXR service by exploiting mishandled TLS handshakes in IBM WebSphere 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-2015-4941?
CVE-2015-4941 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere MQ Light 1.x before 1.0.2 mishandles abbreviated TLS handshakes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (MQXR service crash) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-17
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4941?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Mq Light.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4941?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4941 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-2015-4941 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4941 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j2qx-xhgp-5jpg.