HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2019-0222

Activemq vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
12.4%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
In Apache ActiveMQ 5.0.0 - 5.15.8, unmarshalling corrupt MQTT frame can lead to broker Out of Memory exception making it unresponsive.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Activemq
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2019-03-28

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 12.4% 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-2019-0222

  • Confirm whether Apache Activemq is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-0222.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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