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CVE-2016-8971

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.90%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

CVE
CVE-2016-8971
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.90%

Original NVD Description

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with queue manager permissions to cause a segmentation fault which would result in the box having to be rebooted to resume normal operations. IBM Reference #: 1998663.