CVE-2017-1145
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.6 does not properly terminate channel agents when they are no longer needed, which could allow a user to cause a denial of service through resource exhaustion.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.6 does not properly terminate channel agents when they are no longer needed, which could allow a user to cause a denial of service through resource exhaustion. IBM Reference #: 1999672.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.91% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-404
- Affected
- ibm/websphere mq
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 1.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999672Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96759Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038068
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999672Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96759Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038068
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.