What is CVE-2016-8915?

CVE-2016-8915 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_mq, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-8915?

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

Vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_mq

CVE-2016-8915

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with access to the queue manager and queue, to deny service to other channels running under the same process. IBM Reference #: 1998649.

EPSS: 0.003 (51.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere_mq — versions 8.0, 8.0.0.0, 8.0.0.1
Ibm Corporation Websphere Mq — versions 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8915?: CVE-2016-8915 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_mq, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-8915?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.