CVE-2016-5879

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Published Sep 2, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

MQCLI on IBM MQ Appliance M2000 and M2001 devices allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted (1) Disaster Recovery or (2) High Availability command.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:mq_appliance_firmware:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:ibm:mq_appliance_m2000:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:ibm:mq_appliance_m2001:-:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-6813	MQCLI on IBM MQ Appliance M2000 and M2001 devices allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted (1) Disaster Recovery or (2) High Availability command.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.373% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT16174
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987697
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92538

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Mq Appliance Firmware Mq Appliance M2000 Mq Appliance M2001

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:15 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Sep 2, 2016, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:15 AM
Reserved: Jun 29, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 2, 2016, 2:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 AM

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