Security Bulletin
Summary
There is potential for malicious users to execute arbitrary commands due to improper validation of the input parameters.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-5879
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ Appliance could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input to Disaster Recovery and High Availability commands within the MQCLI. A local attacker could inject arbitrary shell commands using the, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115074 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM MQ Appliance M2000
IBM MQ Appliance M2001
Remediation/Fixes
Apply the fix for APAR IT16174
Workarounds and Mitigations
None known; apply fixes.
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
12 August 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21987697