Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM MQ RCVR or CLUSRCVR type channels could go into retry status after receiving messages containing invalid or malformed headers. This results in blocking of further transmission of messages.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1503
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ could allow a remotely authenticated attacker to send invalid or malformed headers that could cause messages to no longer be transmitted via the affected channel.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141339 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM WebSphere MQ v7.5.0.0 to 7.5.0.8
IBM WebSphere MQ v8.0.0.0 to 8.0.0.9
IBM MQ 9.0.0.0 to 9.0.0.3
Remediation/Fixes
IBM WebSphere MQ v7.5.0.0 to 7.5.0.8
Contact IBM Support to request an interim fix for IT24235
IBM WebSphere MQ v8.0.0.0 to 8.0.0.9
Apply fix pack 8.0.0.10
IBM MQ 9.0.0.0 to 9.0.0.3
Apply fix pack 9.0.0.4
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References
Change History
18th July 2018 - Republish
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
20 July 2018
UID
swg22015617