CVE-2016-8971 describes a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 where an authenticated user with queue manager permissions can trigger a segmentation fault, leading to a denial of service requiring a system reboot. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) has a low attack complexity and can be exploited remotely, resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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