CVE-2017-1285 Denial of service in MQ
An authenticated user can cause a channel to hang and stop processing messages, leading to a denial of service in IBM WebSphere MQ.
- 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-2017-1285?
CVE-2017-1285 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 12 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere MQ 9.0.1 and 9.0.2 could allow an authenticated user with authority to send a specially crafted message that would cause a channel to remain in a running state but not process messages. IBM X-Force ID: 125146.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1285?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1285?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1285 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-2017-1285 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1285 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m473-xwf2-frch.