What is CVE-2016-3013?

CVE-2016-3013 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-3013?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq

CVE-2016-3013

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user to crash the MQ channel due to improper data conversion handling. IBM Reference #: 1998661.

Published 2017-02-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Websphere Mq
IBM Corporation Websphere Mq — versions 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-19

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/96394 (vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3013?: CVE-2016-3013 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-3013?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.