VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-2201
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when handling user ids.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.69%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when handling user ids. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the security configuration setup on a SVRCONN channel and flood the queue manager.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.69% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/websphere mq
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76799Broken Link, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76799Broken Link, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.