IBM Security Bulletin: Incorrect saved channel status enquiry could cause denial of service for IBM MQ (CVE-2017-1236) - United States  SECURITY BULLETIN

SUMMARY
 IBM MQ could allow an authenticated user to potentially cause a denial of service by issuing an incorrect saved channel status inquiry. 

VULNERABILITY DETAILS

CVEID:CVE-2017-1236 [http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-1236]
DESCRIPTION:IBM MQ could allow an authenticated user to potentially cause a denial of service by saving an incorrect channel status inquiry.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: Seehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124354 [https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124354]for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L) 

AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS
IBM MQ 9.0.2 Continuous Delivery 

IBM MQ Appliance 9.0.x Continuous Delivery 

IBM MQ 9.0 LTS 

IBM MQ 8.0 

IBM MQ 8.0 Appliance

REMEDIATION/FIXES
IBM MQ 9.0.2 Continuous Delivery 

Apply IBM MQ 9.0.3 Continuous Delivery release or later. 

IBM MQ Appliance 9.0.x Continuous Delivery 

Apply continuous delivery update 9.0.3 [https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+MQ+Appliance+M2000&release=9.0.2&platform=All&function=all] or later. 

IBM MQ 9.0 LTS 

Apply Fix Pack 9.0.0.2 [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044038]. 

IBM MQ 8.0 

Apply Fix Pack 8.0.0.7 [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22005832]. 

IBM MQ Appliance 8.0 

Apply Fix Pack 8.0.0.7 [https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+MQ+Appliance+M2000&release=8.0.0.5&platform=All&function=all].

WORKAROUNDS AND MITIGATIONS
IBM MQ Appliance; Affected Queue manager must be restarted. 

IBM MQ 9.0.2 CD : Restart the failed command server on the queue manager. 

IBM MQ 9.0 LTS : Restart the failed command server on the queue manager. 

IBM MQ 8.0 : Restart the failed command server on the queue manager.

GET NOTIFIED ABOUT FUTURE SECURITY BULLETINS
 Subscribe to My Notifications [ http://www-01.ibm.com/software/support/einfo.html] to be notified of important product support alerts like this. 

IMPORTANT NOTE
 IBM strongly suggests that all System z customers be subscribed to the System z Security Portal to receive the latest critical System z security and integrity service. If you are not subscribed, see the instructions on the System z Security web site [http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/solutions/security_subintegrity.html]. Security and integrity APARs and associated fixes will be posted to this portal. IBM suggests reviewing the CVSS scores and applying all security or integrity fixes as soon as possible to minimize any potential risk. 

REFERENCES
Complete CVSS v3 Guide [http://www.first.org/cvss/user-guide] 
On-line Calculator v3 [http://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0] 

RELATED INFORMATION
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal [http://www.ibm.com/security/secure-engineering/bulletins.html] 
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog [http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt] 

CHANGE HISTORY
 09 Jan 2018: Updated
06 Oct 2017: Updated at 9002 GA
15 Jun 2017: Original version published 

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin. 

DISCLAIMER
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.

Question: Security Bulletin: Incorrect saved channel status enquiry could cause denial of service for IBM MQ (CVE-2017-1236) I need to understand details regarding Security Bulletin: Incorrect saved channel status enquiry could cause denial of service for IBM MQ (CVE-2017-1236). Where can I find this information?


Answer: CVEID:CVE-2017-1236 [http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-1236]
DESCRIPTION:IBM MQ could allow an authenticated user to potentially cause a denial of service by saving an incorrect channel status inquiry.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: Seehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124354 [https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124354]for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)