CVE-2016-8971

moderate-risk
Published 2017-03-07

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with queue manager permissions to cause a segmentation fault which would result in the box having to be rebooted to resume normal operations. IBM Reference #: 1998663.

Do I need to act?

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0.40% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

Ibm
39
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 13/34 · Low