CVE-2017-1144 Denial of service in Integration Bus

Low 2.5 Published Updated

A local attacker with specialized access can prevent the IBM WebSphere Message Broker from starting, causing a denial of service.

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-2017-1144?

CVE-2017-1144 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Integration Bus, published on 5 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM WebSphere Message Broker could allow a local user with specialized access to prevent the message broker from starting. IBM X-Force ID: 122033.

Weakness: CWE-426

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1144?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Integration Bus, Ibm Websphere Message Broker.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1144 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-2017-1144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c7x4-rwg9-3236.

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