SB2017111430 - Denial of service in IBM MQ



SB2017111430 - Denial of service in IBM MQ

Published: November 14, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017111430
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Shared memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1283)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a shared memory leak. A remote attacker can use MQ applications using dynamic queues to trigger shared memory leak and cause lack of resources for other MQ applications.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.