Apache Qpid Broker-J up to 7.0.4 AMQP Messages input validation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apache Qpid Broker-J 7.0.0/7.0.1/7.0.2/7.0.3/7.0.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component AMQP Handler. The manipulation as part of Messages leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-8030. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Qpid Broker-J 7.0.0/7.0.1/7.0.2/7.0.3/7.0.4 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component AMQP Handler. The manipulation as part of a Messages leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A Denial of Service vulnerability was found in Apache Qpid Broker-J versions 7.0.0-7.0.4 when AMQP protocols 0-8, 0-9 or 0-91 are used to publish messages with size greater than allowed maximum message size limit (100MB by default). The broker crashes due to the defect. AMQP protocols 0-10 and 1.0 are not affected.

The bug was discovered 06/05/2018. The weakness was presented 06/20/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apache.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-8030 since 03/09/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/28/2023).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Apache

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• Qpid Broker-J

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• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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