RabbitMQ up to 3.6.0 Management Plugin lengths_age/lengths_incr resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in RabbitMQ up to 3.6.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Management Plugin. This manipulation of the argument lengths_age/lengths_incr causes resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-8786. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in RabbitMQ up to 3.6.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Management Plugin. The manipulation of the argument lengths_age/lengths_incr 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:

The Management plugin in RabbitMQ before 3.6.1 allows remote authenticated users with certain privileges to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via the (1) lengths_age or (2) lengths_incr parameter.

The bug was discovered 12/09/2016. The weakness was released 12/09/2016 by Positive Technologies with Positive Technologies (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8786 since 01/25/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234370 (RHEL 7 : rabbitmq-server (RHSA-2017:0532)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 296002 (Solaris 11.3 Support Repository Update (SRU) 9.4.0 Missing).

Upgrading to version 3.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (234370) and SecurityFocus (BID 91508†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-75125, VDB-76044, VDB-81312 and VDB-82981. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 234370
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : rabbitmq-server (RHSA-2017:0532)

OpenVAS ID: 103377
OpenVAS Name: RabbitMQ DoS Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: RabbitMQ 3.6.1

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01/25/2016 🔍
03/01/2016 +36 days 🔍
12/09/2016 +283 days 🔍
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12/10/2016 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 97
Researcher: Positive Technologies
Organization: Positive Technologies
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8786 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8786
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93991
SecurityFocus: 91508 - RabbitMQ CVE-2015-8786 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2016 13:38
Updated: 04/16/2025 00:17
Changes: 12/10/2016 13:38 (55), 06/24/2019 16:25 (15), 10/05/2022 09:16 (4), 10/05/2022 09:17 (1), 12/07/2024 18:05 (18), 04/16/2025 00:17 (2)
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