Denial of service in IBM Sterling Control Center

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU64234

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4943

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. A remote attacker can cause a MQXR service crash via a series of connect and disconnect actions.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Sterling Control Center: 6.2.0.0 - 6.2.1.0

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-sterling-control-center-is-vulnerable-to-remote-attack-on-mqxr-service-due-to-ibm-websphere-mq-cve-2015-4943-2/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6590299

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.