CVE-2016-8915 Denial of service in WebSphere MQ
An authenticated user with queue manager access can deny service to other channels in the same process, impacting availability for IBM WebSphere MQ administrators.
- 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-2016-8915?
CVE-2016-8915 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 22 Feb 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with access to the queue manager and queue, to deny service to other channels running under the same process. IBM Reference #: 1998649.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8915?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8915?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8915 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-2016-8915 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8915 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5j6p-82cm-4jjq.