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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.2293
Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1 potential denial
of service (CVE-2015-2013)
2 September 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM WebSphere MQ
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
IBM i
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-2013
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21962479
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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1 potential denial of service
(CVE-2015-2013)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
WebSphere MQ
Clients
Software version:
7.0.1, 7.0.1.1, 7.0.1.2, 7.0.1.3, 7.0.1.4, 7.0.1.5, 7.0.1.6, 7.0.1.7, 7.0.1.8,
7.0.1.9, 7.0.1.10, 7.0.1.11, 7.0.1.12
Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Software edition:
All Editions
Reference #:
1962479
Modified date:
2015-09-01
Summary
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1 is susceptible to a client issuing an MQI call that
could cause the channel agent to abend, causing a denial of service to other
channels that are running under the same MCA process.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-2013
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere MQ could allow a client to crash the channel agent
when sending a specially crafted selection string.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/103924 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1.12 and earlier maintenance levels
Remediation/Fixes
Apply the fix for APAR IV73860, which is shipped in IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1.13
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References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
1 September 2015: Original version published
*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 Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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.
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