6.8

CVE-2016-8971: ibm corporation websphere mq

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
Published 07-03-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-8971 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in ibm corporation websphere mq. EPSS estimates a 0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.90%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 07-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.90%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

59%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.90% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.90%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm1 product
  • websphere_mq8.0 | 8.0.0.1 | 8.0.0.2 | 8.0.0.3 | 8.0.0.4 | 8.0.0.5
Ibm corporation1 product
  • websphere mq5.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.30.0 | 6.0.1.0 | 6.0.1.1 | 6.0.2.0 | 6.0.2.1 | 6.0.2.10 | 6.0.2.2 | 6.0.2.3 | 6.0.2.4 | 6.0.2.5 | 6.0.2.6 | 6.0.2.7 | 6.0.2.8 | 6.0.2.9 | 7.0.0.1 | 7.0.0.2 | 7.0.1.0 | 7.0.1.1 | 7.0.1.2 | 7.0.1.3 | 7.0.1.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.5.0.1 | 7.1.0.1 | 7.1.0.2 | 7.0.1 | 7.0.1.5 | 7.0.1.6 | 7.0.1.8 | 7.0.1.7 | 7.0.1.9 | 7.0.1.10 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.3 | 7.0.4 | 7.0.4.1 | 7.0.4.2 | 7.0.4.3 | 7.5.0.2 | 7.1.0.3 | 7.1.0.4 | 7.5.0.3 | 8.0.0.0 | 8.0.0.1 | 7.5.0.4 | 8.0 | 5.3.1 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.1.2 | 6.0.2 | 6.0.2.11 | 6.0.2.12 | 7.0.1.11 | 7.0.1.12 | 2.1 | 7.1.0.5 | 2.0 | 8.0.0.2 | 8 | 8.0.0.4 | 8.0.0.3 | 9.0

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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