CVE-2014-3612

Description

The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by logging in with an empty password and valid username, which triggers an unauthenticated bind. NOTE: this identifier has been SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. See CVE-2015-6524 for the use of wildcard operators in usernames.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.69% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72513 vdb entry
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/427 mailing list
http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-3612-announcement.txt vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0137.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0138.html vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3612?
CVE-2014-3612 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3612?
To fix CVE-2014-3612, 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-2014-3612 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-3612 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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