SB2017121104 - Security restrictions bypass in IBM MQ



SB2017121104 - Security restrictions bypass in IBM MQ

Published: December 11, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017121104
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1341)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions and access arbitrary file on the target system.

The weakness exists due to MQOPEN call might succeed when it should have failed. A remote attacker can use generic profile authority matching for remotely defined MQ object and access the object which he is denied to access.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.