CVE-2017-12174

Description

It was found that when Artemis and HornetQ before 2.4.0 are configured with UDP discovery and JGroups discovery a huge byte array is created when receiving an unexpected multicast message. This may result in a heap memory exhaustion, full GC, or OutOfMemoryError.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 20.49% Top 5%
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Affected: Red Hat, Inc. HornetQ/Artemis
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References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0479 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0481 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12174 vendor advisory issue tracking
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0269 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0270 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0271 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0268 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0480 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0275 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0478 vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc96ad63f148f784c84ea7f0a178c84a8985c6afccabbcd9847a82088%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3f3c94c4767c96bb2e7e6737624d63162df36d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12174?
CVE-2017-12174 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12174?
To fix CVE-2017-12174, 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-2017-12174 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-12174 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-12174?
CVE-2017-12174 affects Red Hat, Inc. HornetQ/Artemis.
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