CVE-2016-0260 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

Memory leak in queue-manager agents in IBM WebSphere MQ 8.x before 8.0.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory consumption) by triggering many errors.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ibm	Websphere Mq	8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21984564Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21984564Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-0260?

CVE-2016-0260 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Memory leak in queue-manager agents in IBM WebSphere MQ 8.x before 8.0.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory consumption) by triggering many errors.

How severe is CVE-2016-0260?

CVE-2016-0260 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-0260?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ibm Websphere Mq.