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7.8

IBM MQ Light may fill disk and stop service

CVE-2015-1958 · published 11 years ago
Summary

Versions of IBM MQ Light before 1.0.0.2 can be sent specially crafted login data that makes the server write excessive data to its disk. This can exhaust storage space and cause the service to become unavailable. Update to version 1.0.0.2 or later to stop the issue.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
ibm websphere_mq_light 1.0
1.0.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq_light:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
IBM MQ Light before 1.0.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via a crafted byte sequence in authentication data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1956 ...
IBM MQ Light before 1.0.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via a crafted byte sequence in authentication data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1956 and CVE-2015-1987.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal 60 days
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
7.8 High
Exploitation
2% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-399Resource Management Errors
Timeline
Published3 Aug 2015
Updated31 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2015-1958 · NVD
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