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Security Bulletin: IBM MQ and IBM MQ Appliance invalid requests cause denial of service to SDR and CLUSSDR channels (CVE-2017-1285)

Security Bulletin


Summary

An authenticated user with authority to send a specially crafted message could cause a SDR or CLUSSDR channel to remain in a running state but not process messages.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1285
DESCRIPTION:
IBM MQ could allow an authenticated user with authority to send a specially crafted message that would cause a channel to remain in a running state but not process messages.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125146 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM MQ V8

  • IBM MQ 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.6 maintenance levels
IBM MQ V9
  • IBM MQ 9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.1 maintenance levels
IBM MQ Appliance V8
  • IBM MQ Appliance 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.6 maintenance levels

IBM MQ V9 CD
  • IBM MQ V9.0.1 - V9.0.2
IBM MQ Appliance V9 CD
  • IBM MQ Appliance V9.0.1 and V9.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

IBM MQ V8
Apply Fix Pack 8.0.0.7
IBM MQ V9
Apply Fix Pack 9.0.0.2
IBM MQ Appliance V8
Apply Fix Pack 8.0.0.7 for MQ Appliance

IBM MQ V9 CD

Upgrade to 9.0.3


IBM MQ Appliance V9 CD
Upgrade to 9.0.3.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

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Change History

16 October 2017: Added v8 and v9 LTS fix details
29 June 2017: Initial Version

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 August 2019

UID

swg22003856