CVE-2018-1503

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Published Jul 23, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM WebSphere MQ 7.5, 8.0, and 9.0 could allow a remotely authenticated attacker to to send invalid or malformed headers that could cause messages to no longer be transmitted via the affected channel. IBM X-Force ID: 141339.

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

IBM

WebSphere MQ

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.5`	affected	—
`8.0`	affected	—
`9.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq::::::::

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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-2018-12082	IBM WebSphere MQ 7.5, 8.0, and 9.0 could allow a remotely authenticated attacker to to send invalid or malformed headers that could cause messages to no longer be transmitted via the affected channel. IBM X-Force ID: 141339.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (1.991% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015617
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104953
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041387
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141339

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Websphere Mq

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:59 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Jul 23, 2018, 1:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:59 PM
Reserved: Dec 13, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 23, 2018, 1:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:51 AM

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