CVE-2009-0905
What it is
IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0 before 6.0.2.8 and 7.0 before 7.0.1.0 does not properly handle long group names, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging combinations of group names with the same initial substring.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a login. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 1.7 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- IBM Websphere Mq 6.0
- IBM Websphere Mq 6.0.1.0
- IBM Websphere Mq 6.0.1.1
- IBM Websphere Mq 6.0.2.0
- IBM Websphere Mq 6.0.2.1
- IBM Websphere Mq 6.0.2.2
- IBM Websphere Mq 6.0.2.3
- IBM Websphere Mq 6.0.2.4
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 1.7
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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