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CVE-2012-4863

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-01-23 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-400

Description

IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1 and 7.5: Queue manager has a DoS vulnerability

Affected products

• IBM Corporation WebSphere MQ: from 7.1.0.0 before 7.1.0.2; from 7.5.0.0 before 7.5.0.1 — fixed in 7.1.0.2, 7.5.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Corporation WebSphere MQ 7.1.0.2, 7.5.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79920
• https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63099
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79920
• https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63099

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