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CVE-2011-4905: Denial of Service in Apache ActiveMQ

May 17, 2022 (updated July 13, 2022)

Apache ActiveMQ before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor exhaustion and broker crash or hang) by sending many openwire failover:tcp:// connection requests.

References

  • openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/2
  • openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/6
  • svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1209700
  • svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1211844
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-9wcx-326r-7j7w
  • issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-3294
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4905

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Affected versions

All versions before 5.6.0

Fixed versions

  • 5.6.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.6.0 or above.

Impact 5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Weakness

  • CWE-399

Source file

maven/org.apache.activemq/activemq-core/CVE-2011-4905.yml

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