CVE-2009-0905 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM WebSphere MQ versions 6.0 (before 6.0.2.8) and 7.0 (before 7.0.1.0). This flaw allows local, authenticated users to potentially gain elevated privileges by exploiting how the system handles long group names, specifically when multiple group names share the same initial substring. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 1.7, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact on integrity, but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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