CVE-2012-2145

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-2145
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-09-28 15:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionApache 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Qpid 0.10 All All All
Application Apache Qpid 0.12 All All All
Application Apache Qpid 0.14 All All All
Application Apache Qpid 0.16 All All All
Application Apache Qpid 0.6 All All All
Application Apache Qpid 0.7 All All All
Application Apache Qpid 0.8 All All All
Application Apache Qpid 0.9 All All All
Application Apache Qpid All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA50698 - Red Hat update for Red Hat Enterprise MRG - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA50573 - Apache Qpid Incomplete Client Connection Handling Broker Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Apache Qpid (qpidd) Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
817175 – (CVE-2012-2145) CVE-2012-2145 qpid-cpp: not closing incomplete connections exhausts file descriptors, leading to DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
[QPID-2616] Qpid C++ broker: disconnect client when handshake incomplete - ASF JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.apache.org
[QPID-4021] Badly behaved clients can still clog up the broker - ASF JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.apache.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA50699 - Red Hat update for qpid - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
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