CVE-2016-5879 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands on IBM MQ Appliance devices via crafted Disaster Recovery or High Availability commands.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-5879?
CVE-2016-5879 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Sep 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MQCLI on IBM MQ Appliance M2000 and M2001 devices allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted (1) Disaster Recovery or (2) High Availability command.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5879?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Mq Appliance Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5879?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5879 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2016-5879 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5879 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vv3p-fw7p-j8q2.