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CVE-2009-0905 Detail

Description

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.


Evaluator Description

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'

Metrics

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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  1.7 LOW
Vector:  (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ37102
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ37102
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51042
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51042

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0905
NVD Published Date:
10/30/2011
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE