CVE-2016-2141

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2141
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-30 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionIt was found that JGroups did not require necessary headers for encrypt and auth protocols from new nodes joining the cluster. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass security restrictions, and use this vulnerability to send and receive messages within the cluster, leading to information disclosure, message spoofing, or further possible attacks.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0 All All All
Application Redhat Jgroups All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1329.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
JGroups CVE-2016-2141 Authorization Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
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JBoss Authentication Flaw in JGroups Lets Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
[JGRP-2021] ENCRYPT: prevent messages from non-members - JBoss Issue Tracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.jboss.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
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