Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-0905 (CCN-51042)

Assigned:2009-06-05
Published:2009-06-05
Updated:2017-08-17
Summary: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.
Per: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/51042

'Note: This vulnerability only affects platforms where group names are limited to 12 characters in length.IB'
CVSS v3 Severity:2.8 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:1.7 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
1.3 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
1.7 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
1.3 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Other
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-0905

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Web site
WebSphere MQ planned maintenance release dates

Source: AIXAPAR
Type: UNKNOWN
IZ37102

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 76873
IBM WebSphere MQ Long Group Name Parsing Local Privilege Escalation

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
websphere-mq-group-weak-security(51042)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
websphere-mq-group-weak-security(51042)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    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
    ibm websphere mq 6.0.2.5
    ibm websphere mq 6.0.2.6
    ibm websphere mq 6.0.2.7
    ibm websphere mq 7.0
    ibm websphere mq 7.0.0.1
    ibm websphere mq 7.0.0.2
    ibm websphere mq 6.0
    ibm websphere mq 7.0