What is CVE-2016-0379?

CVE-2016-0379 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-0379?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq

CVE-2016-0379

IBM WebSphere MQ 7.5 before 7.5.0.7 and 8.0 before 8.0.0.5 mishandles protocol flows, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (channel outage) by leveraging queue-manager rights.

Published 2016-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Websphere Mq — versions 7.5, 7.5.0.1, 7.5.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-19

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93146 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0379?: CVE-2016-0379 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-0379?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.