Vulnerability in IBM Mq
CVE-2018-1684
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 through 9.1 is vulnerable to a error with MQTT topic string publishing that can cause a denial of service attack. IBM X-Force ID: 145456.
EPSS: 0.013 (67.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Ibm Mq — versions 9.0.0.3, 9.0.1, 9.0.4
- Ibm Websphere_mq — versions 9.1.0.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1684?
- CVE-2018-1684 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-11-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1684?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1684 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.