CVE-2009-0896: ibm websphere_mq

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-0896 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in ibm websphere_mq. EPSS estimates a 6.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-06-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the queue manager in IBM WebSphere MQ 6.x before 6.0.2.7 and 7.x before 7.0.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.