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CVE-2016-9009· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with authority to create a cluster object to cause a denial of service to MQ clusteri

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with authority to create a cluster object to cause a denial of service to MQ clustering. IBM Reference #: 1998647.

LowCVSS 3.1 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Feb 24, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.8% · 55th percentile
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Action score

12

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
12 / 40 · 3.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.8%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmwebsphere mq

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm websphere mq8.0
  • ibm websphere mq8.0.0.0
  • ibm websphere mq8.0.0.1
  • ibm websphere mq8.0.0.2
  • ibm websphere mq8.0.0.3
  • ibm websphere mq8.0.0.4
  • ibm websphere mq8.0.0.5

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ibm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • IBM Corporation WebSphere MQ

    • 8.0affected

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2009-0896Buffer 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 arbitr
    42Plan
  • CVE-2007-6044Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0 have unknown impact and remote attack vectors involving "memory corruption." NO
    41Plan
  • CVE-2017-1145IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.6 does not properly terminate channel agents when they are no longer needed, which could allow a user to cause a deni
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2009-3160IBM WebSphere MQ 6.x through 6.0.2.7, 7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, and 7.0.1.0, when read ahead or asynchronous message consumption is enabled
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2017-1337IBM WebSphere MQ 9.0.1 and 9.0.2 Java/JMS application can incorrectly transmit user credentials in plain text.
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2009-3161The server in IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, and 7.0.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (trap) or possibly have unspecifi
    32Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
low · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
Low

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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