#VU44417 Resource management error in ActiveMQ - CVE-2011-4905
Published: January 5, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44417
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4905
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ActiveMQ
ActiveMQ
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47112
- 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-3294