Apache Qpid up to 0.17 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apache Qpid up to 0.17. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-2145. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Qpid up to 0.17. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Apache Qpid 0.17 and earlier does not properly restrict incoming client connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via a large number of incomplete connections.

The weakness was disclosed 09/28/2012 by Vincent Danen (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at issues.apache.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2145 since 04/04/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68626 (Oracle Linux 6 : qpid (ELSA-2012-1269)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120649 (CentOS Security Update for Qpid (CESA-2012:1269)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78730), Tenable (68626), SecurityFocus (BID 55608†), Secunia (SA50573†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36192†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 68626
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : qpid (ELSA-2012-1269)
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OpenVAS ID: 881503
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for python-qpid CESA-2012:1269 centos6
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: RHSA-2012:1269
Researcher: Vincent Danen
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-2145 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2145
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62467

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X-Force: 78730
SecurityFocus: 55608 - Apache Qpid (qpidd) Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 50573 - Apache Qpid Incomplete Client Connection Handling Broker Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 36192 - Apache Qpid Improper Incoming Client Connections Handling Allows Remote DoS, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/02/2025 11:14
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (58), 04/17/2017 11:06 (14), 12/14/2021 12:36 (4), 01/02/2025 11:14 (16)
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