CVE-2016-0260

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 v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21984564	Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21984564	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.4:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-06-29 01:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-0260

Mitre link : CVE-2016-0260

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-0260

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

websphere_mq

CWE

CWE-399

Resource Management Errors

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