Medium severity · published Jan 2, 2018
CVE-2017-1557
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 and 9.0 could allow an authenticated user with authority to send a specially crafted request that could cause a channel process to cease processing further…
4.3
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 and 9.0 could allow an authenticated user with authority to send a specially crafted request that could cause a channel process to cease processing further requests. IBM X-Force ID: 131547.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WM
Websphere MQ · Ibm
8.0; 8.0.0.1; 8.0.0.2; 8.0.0.3; 8.0.0.4; 8.0.0.5; +7 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1557
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1557
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004378
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102418
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131547
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