CVE-2016-3094

Qpid Broker J vulnerability

CVSS

5.9

EPSS

7.8%

EPSS pct

94th

Exploited

No known

PlainSaslServer.java in Apache Qpid Java before 6.0.3, when the broker is configured to allow plaintext passwords, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (broker termination) via a crafted authentication attempt, which triggers an uncaught exception.

Affected vendor

Apache

Affected product

Qpid Broker J

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Published

2016-06-01

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 7.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

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Confirm whether Apache Qpid Broker J is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-3094.
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