Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.810800
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	IBM WebSphere MQ Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (Mar 2017)
Summary:	IBM WebSphere MQ is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.
Description:	Summary: IBM WebSphere MQ is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Insight: Multiple flaws exist due to: - An administration command can cause IBM WebSphere MQ to access an invalid memory address, leading to a segmentation failure and causing the queue manager to become unresponsive. - An improper validation of invalid HTTP requests. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow an authenticated user with queue manager permissions to cause a segmentation fault which would result in the box having to be rebooted to resume normal operations. Affected Software/OS: IBM WebSphere MQ version 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.5 Solution: Upgrade to IBM WebSphere MQ version 8.0.0.6 or later. CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8971 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8986 BugTraq ID: 96412 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96412
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG

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