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CVE-2016-8971 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998663	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998663	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ibm websphere mq	8.0 8.0.0.1 8.0.0.2 8.0.0.3 8.0.0.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.5:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 9, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]