Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM MQ Light could allow a remote attacker to crash the MQXR service, which will have to be restarted, using a sequence of connect and disconnects.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-4942
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere MQ could allow a remote attacker to crash the MQXR service, which will have to be restarted, using a sequence of connect and disconnects.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/104515 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM MQ Light V1.0 and V1.0.1 on all platforms.
Remediation/Fixes
Download and install the latest MQ Light Server appropriate for your platform: https://developer.ibm.com/messaging/mq-light/.
The following link describes how to re-use the data from your existing installation:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSBJCR_1.0.0/com.ibm.mq.koa.doc/tmql_data.htm .
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Acknowledgement
Reported to IBM by Sakari Kaikkonen of Codenomicon
Change History
5 January 2016: Original version 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
Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21974169