CVE-2017-1283 Denial of service in MQ
An authenticated user can cause a shared memory leak in IBM WebSphere MQ via dynamic queues, leading to resource exhaustion and 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-2017-1283?
CVE-2017-1283 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 27 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 and 9.0 could allow an authenticated user to cause a shared memory leak by MQ applications using dynamic queues, which can lead to lack of resources for other MQ applications. IBM X-Force ID: 125144.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1283?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1283?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1283 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-2017-1283 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1283 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p2xq-4649-mvv2.