CVE-2011-4905

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.32% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50904 vdb entry
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1209700
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/6 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/2 mailing list
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-3294 exploit
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1211844
http://secunia.com/advisories/47112 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-4905?
CVE-2011-4905 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-4905?
To fix CVE-2011-4905, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-4905 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-4905 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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