CVE-2016-8986 describes a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 where an authenticated user with queue manager access can disrupt MQ channels through specially crafted HTTP requests. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Despite its potential to cause denial of service, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.