Is CVE-2009-0896 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-0896 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-0896?

CVE-2009-0896 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-0896

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 6.7%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in the queue manager in IBM WebSphere MQ 6.x before 6.0.2.7 and 7.x before 7.0.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 6.7% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-0893)
Published: June 3, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0893 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / websphere mq
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Certified products that may be affected

3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

IBM WebSphere DataPower Firmware Version 6.0.2.0 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0901-2015 - archived
IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0.1.1 - IBM United Kingdom Limited - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0031-2006 - archived
IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0.2.3 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0024-2006 - archived

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/35303(Vendor Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022311
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21386826(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ50784
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35170
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1463(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50641

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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