CVE-2017-1433
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM WebSphere MQ 7.5, 8.0, and 9.0 could allow an authenticated user to insert messages with a corrupt RFH header into the channel which would cause it to restart. IBM X-Force ID: 127803.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIBM WebSphere MQ versions 7.5, 8.0, and 9.0 contain a vulnerability where an authenticated user can inject messages containing a corrupt RFH (Rules and Formatting Header) into a channel. The malformed RFH header triggers a fault that causes the affected channel to restart, resulting in a temporary denial of service for message processing.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 7.5= 7.5.0.1= 7.5.0.2= 7.5.0.3= 7.5.0.4= 7.5.0.5= 7.5.0.6= 7.5.0.7= 7.5.0.8= 8.0= 8.0.0.1= 8.0.0.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify WebSphere MQ installationCheck for WebSphere MQ installation directories (e.g., /opt/mqm on Linux, C:\Program Files\IBM\MQ on Windows) or run 'dspmqver' commandAffected if WebSphere MQ is not installed on the system
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Determine installed MQ versionRun 'dspmqver -a' or inspect the version file in the MQ installation directory (e.g., /opt/mqm/version.ini)Affected if The installed version matches 7.5.x, 8.0.x, 8.0.0.1, or 8.0.0.2 (or 9.0.x per the summary)
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Identify active channelsRun 'runmqsc -q' then 'DISPLAY CHANNEL(*)' to list configured channels, or check channel status with 'DISPLAY CHSTATUS(*)'Affected if MQ channels are configured and active on the affected version
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Confirm channel message processing is enabledCheck channel status using 'runmqsc -q' then 'DISPLAY CHSTATUS(*)' to see if channels are in RUNNING stateAffected if Channels are running and accepting message traffic (RFH headers are processed by running channels)
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Review channel securityExamine channel authentication records with 'DISPLAY AUTHREC' or check MCAUSER settings on channelsAffected if Channel permissions allow untrusted or broad user access to inject messages
A system is affected if it runs WebSphere MQ versions 7.5.x, 8.0.x through 8.0.0.2 (or 9.0.x per the summary) with active channels that can receive messages from authenticated users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the appropriate IBM WebSphere MQ patch or upgrade to a supported version. Prior to patching, consider implementing channel monitoring and restricting channel permissions to trusted users only.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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