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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2012.0920
WebSphere MQ Security Vulnerability: potential denial of service attack on
multiplexed server connection channels
26 September 2012
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM WebSphere MQ
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Solaris
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-2199
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21610285
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WebSphere MQ Security Vulnerability: potential denial of service attack on
multiplexed server connection channels
Flash (Alert)
Document information
WebSphere MQ
Security
Software version:
7.0.1, 7.1, 7.5
Operating system(s):
Solaris
Software edition:
All Editions
Reference #:
1610285
Modified date:
2012-09-20
Abstract
WebSphere MQ Security Vulnerability: There is the potential for a client
application to cause an invalid address alignment exception in the server
message channel agent on a Solaris queue manager to perform a denial of
service attack.
Content
VULNERABILITY DETAILS
CVE ID: CVE-2012-2199
DESCRIPTION:
There is the potential for a client application to cause an
invalid address alignment exception in the server message channel agent on a
Solaris queue manager to perform a denial of service attack.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/76434 for the current score CVSS
Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) *The
CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately
impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this
vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference
section of this Flash.
AFFECTED PLATFORMS:
WebSphere MQ 7.0.1 server on Solaris (SPARC & x86-64) WebSphere MQ 7.1
server on Solaris (SPARC & x86-64) WebSphere MQ 7.5 server on Solaris (SPARC &
x86-64)
REMEDIATION:
The recommended solution is to apply the fix for each named
product as soon as practical. Please see below for information on the fixes
available.
FIX
For WebSphere MQ 7.0.1 on Solaris platforms, apply fix pack 7.0.1.9. For
WebSphere MQ 7.1 on Solaris platforms, apply APAR IC82725 For WebSphere MQ 7.5
on Solaris platforms, apply APAR IC82725
WORKAROUND:
None known; apply fixes.
Mitigation None known
REFERENCES:
Complete CVSS Guide (http://www.first.org/cvss/cvss-guide.html)
On-line Calculator V2 (http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?calculator&adv&version=2)
X-Force Vulnerability Database (http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/76434)
CVE-2012-2199 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2199)
CHANGE HISTORY:
20th September 2012: Original Copy Published
Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST),
the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
Related information
X-Force Vulnerability CVE-2012-2199
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