CVE-2016-8971

Published: Mar 7, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could 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. IBM Reference #: 1998663.

Affected (6)

Products: Ibm: Websphere Mq

Ibm

1 product

Websphere Mq

Configuration A

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ibm Websphere Mq	Version 8.0.0.1
Ibm Websphere Mq	Version 8.0.0.2
Ibm Websphere Mq	Version 8.0.0.3
Ibm Websphere Mq	Version 8.0.0.4
Ibm Websphere Mq	Version 8.0.0.5
Ibm Websphere Mq	Version 8.0

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (2)

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998663

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

PatchVendor Advisory

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998663

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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