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TITLE:
IBM WebSphere MQ FDC Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA42253

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RELEASE DATE:
2010-11-18

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in IBM WebSphere MQ, which can be
exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to a loop when processing a FDC with
the RM680004 Probe Id value and can be exploited to consume all disk
resources.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 7.0.1.5.

SOLUTION:
Apply APAR IC71123 or Fix Pack 7.0.1.5 when it becomes available.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
ISS X-Force:
https://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/63147

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