CVE-2017-1235 Denial of service in MQ
An authenticated user can cause a client application thread to terminate prematurely, resulting in a denial of service.
- 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-2017-1235?
CVE-2017-1235 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 25 Sep 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 to cause a premature termination of a client application thread which could potentially cause denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 123914.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1235?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1235?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1235 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-2017-1235 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1235 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpww-x96p-qp44.