CVE-2021-22116

Description

RabbitMQ all versions prior to 3.8.16 are prone to a denial of service vulnerability due to improper input validation in AMQP 1.0 client connection endpoint. A malicious user can exploit the vulnerability by sending malicious AMQP messages to the target RabbitMQ instance having the AMQP 1.0 plugin enabled.

Categories

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.86% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory vmware.com
Affected: n/a RabbitMQ
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22116 vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-22116?
CVE-2021-22116 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-22116?
To fix CVE-2021-22116, 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-2021-22116 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-22116 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-22116?
CVE-2021-22116 affects n/a RabbitMQ.
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