CVE-2018-1419 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere MQ versions 8.0 and 9.0 when configured with a PAM module for authentication. A low-privileged attacker could trigger a deadlock in the IBM MQ PAM code, leading to service disruption. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.3 (Medium), indicating a network attack vector with high attack complexity and a high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. 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:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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