What is CVE-2016-8971?

CVE-2016-8971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_mq, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-03-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-8971?

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

Buffer overflow in Ibm Websphere_mq

CVE-2016-8971

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (61.4th 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, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2
Ibm Corporation Websphere Mq — versions 7.0.1.12, 6.0.2.2, 7.0.1.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8971?: CVE-2016-8971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_mq, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-03-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-8971?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.