IBM WebSphere MQ Subject DN spoofing

websphere-mq-subjectdn-spoofing (60018)

Medium Risk

Description:

IBM WebSphere MQ could allow a remote attacker to spoof their identity by use of specific Subject DN values in constructing a digital certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access a channel, which could be used to launch further attacks against the affected system through sending or receiving messages on the channel.IBM3

*CVSS:

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector:	Network
Access Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	None
Temporal Score:	3.2
Exploitability:	Unproven
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Confirmed

Consequences:

Other

Remedy:

For WebSphere MQ 6.0:
Apply the latest Fix Pack (6.0.2.10 or later) or APAR IZ68707. See References.

For WebSphere MQ 7.0:
Apply the latest Fix Pack (7.0.1.3 or later) or APAR IZ68707. See References.

References:

• IBM APAR IZ68707: Channel SSLPEER matching gives incorrect results in rare circumstances.
• BID-44342: IBM WebSphere MQ Subject Distinguished Name (DN) X.509 Certificate Spoofing Vulnerability
• CVE-2010-0782: IBM WebSphere MQ 6.x before 6.0.2.10 and 7.x before 7.0.1.3 allows remote attackers to spoof X.509 certificate authentication, and send or receive channel messages, via a crafted Subject Distinguished Name (DN) value in a certificate.
• OSVDB ID: 68754: IBM WebSphere MQ X.509 Certificate Crafted Subject Distinguished Name (DN) Spoofing Weakness
• SA41993: IBM WebSphere MQ Certificate Spoofing Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

• IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0
• IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0

Reported:

Oct 01, 2010

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