CVE-2017-1145 Denial of service in WebSphere MQ
A user can cause a denial of service in IBM WebSphere MQ by exhausting resources due to improperly terminated channel agents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-1145?
CVE-2017-1145 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 20 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.6 does not properly terminate channel agents when they are no longer needed, which could allow a user to cause a denial of service through resource exhaustion. IBM Reference #: 1999672.
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1145?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1145?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1145 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-2017-1145 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1145 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w2ph-64jc-cjr4.