CVE-2016-0379 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service by mishandling protocol flows in IBM WebSphere MQ.
- 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-2016-0379?
CVE-2016-0379 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 26 Sep 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.5 before 7.5.0.7 and 8.0 before 8.0.0.5 mishandles protocol flows, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (channel outage) by leveraging queue-manager rights.
Weakness: CWE-19
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0379?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0379?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0379 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-2016-0379 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0379 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c2cr-xw74-6hfq.