CVE-2009-0905

IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0 before 6.0.2.8 and 7.0 before 7.0.1.0 does not properly handle long group names, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging combinations of group names with the same initial substring.

Published: 2011-10-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0905 is rated Low Risk (11.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0905

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.11% 0.24% +0.12%
2 2026-05-29 0.05% 0.11% +0.07%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0905

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
1.7 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.1 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0905

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2009-0905

Comment: Per: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/51042 'Note: This vulnerability only affects platforms where group names are limited to 12 characters in length.IB'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0905

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm websphere_mq 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_mq 6.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_mq 6.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_mq 6.0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_mq 6.0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_mq 6.0.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_mq 6.0.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_mq 6.0.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_mq 6.0.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_mq 6.0.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_mq 6.0.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:6.0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_mq 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_mq 7.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_mq 7.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0905

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