HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2014-3576

Activemq vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
12.8%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
The processControlCommand function in broker/TransportConnection.java in Apache ActiveMQ before 5.11.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown) via a shutdown command.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Activemq
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2015-08-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 12.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-3576

  • Confirm whether Apache Activemq is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-3576.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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