Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM WebSphere MQ has addressed the following vulnerability.
An undocumented environment variable intended for use by IBM support could be used to execute untrusted code using the 'mqm' user.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-1612
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere MQ service trace module could be used to execute untrusted code under 'mqm' user
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/132953 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Product | Affected Versions |
| IBM WebSphere MQ | 7.0.1.0 - 7.0.1.14 |
| IBM WebSphere MQ | 7.1.0.0 - 7.1.0.8 |
| IBM WebSphere MQ | 7.5.0.0 - 7.5.0.8 |
| IBM MQ | 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.7 |
| IBM MQ (LTS) | 9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.1 |
| IBM MQ (CD) | 9.0.1.0 - 9.0.3.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation / First Fix |
| IBM WebSphere MQ | 7.0.1 | IT22526 | Customers on extended support should contact IBM support to acquire a fix. |
| IBM WebSphere MQ | 7.1 | IT22526 | IBM WebSphere MQ V7.1.0.9 |
| IBM WebSphere MQ | 7.5 | IT22526 | Interim Fix IT22526 |
| IBM MQ | 8.0 | IT22526 | IBM MQ V8.0.0.8 |
| IBM MQ (LTS) | 9.0 | IT22526 | IBM MQ V9.0.0.2 |
| IBM MQ (CD) | 9.0.x | IT22526 | IBM MQ V9.0.4 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
03 Jan 2018: Original version published.
12 Jan 2018: Specify platform applicability.
*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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg22009918