Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM WebSphere MQ contains a vulnerability in which authentication is bypassed by MQTT clients with the "JAASConfig" configuration property set.
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2014-6116
IBM WebSphere MQ contains a vulnerability in which authentication is bypassed by MQTT clients with the "JAASConfig" configuration property set.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96213 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
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Affected Products and Versions
IBM WebSphere MQ Telemetry Component
- WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.1 downloaded prior to 24th September 2014 (Level: p000-001-L140910). To check your fix pack level, issue the command dspmqver and check the output of the Level option.
Remediation/Fixes
Remove fix pack WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.1 (Level: p000-001-L140910), then install the latest version of WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.1 fix pack.
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References
Change History
08 October 2014: Original Copy Published
*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.
Disclaimer
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Product Synonym
WebSphere MQ WMQ
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21686210