CVE-2016-0260 describes a memory leak vulnerability in IBM WebSphere MQ 8.x before 8.0.0.5, specifically within queue-manager agents. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger numerous errors, leading to excessive heap memory consumption and a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and can result in a complete loss of availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.