CVE-2016-8986 Denial of service in WebSphere MQ
An authenticated user can cause a denial of service by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to IBM WebSphere MQ channels.
- 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-2016-8986?
CVE-2016-8986 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 to bring down MQ channels using specially crafted HTTP requests. IBM Reference #: 1998648.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8986?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8986 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-2016-8986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ff7q-2rfw-jg8v.