Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47112Vendor Advisory
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1209700
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1211844
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50904
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-3294Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47112Vendor Advisory
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1209700
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1211844
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50904
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-3294Exploit
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 5, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified