CVE-2007-6705 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM WebSphere MQ XA client for Windows, specifically versions 5.3 before FP13 and 6.0.x before 6.0.2.1, when operating in MTS or COM+ environments. This flaw allows local users to duplicate arbitrary process handles due to the client granting PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE privilege to the Everyone group upon connection to a queue manager, potentially leading to arbitrary process hijacking. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.3 (low severity), indicating a local attack vector with medium complexity and partial impact on integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:*:fp_13:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 6.0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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