CVE-2016-3094

Summary

CVECVE-2016-3094
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-01 20:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionPlainSaslServer.java in Apache Qpid Java before 6.0.3, when the broker is configured to allow plaintext passwords, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (broker termination) via a crafted authentication attempt, which triggers an uncaught exception.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-287 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Qpid Broker-j All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1744403 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Release Notes
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Apache Qpid Java Broker Authentication Flaw Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[CVE-2016-3094] Apache Qpid Java Broker denial of service vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail-archives.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Qpid Java 6.0.3 Release Notes - Apache Qpid™ af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 qpid.apache.org Release Notes
[QPID-7271] [CVE-2016-3094] Prevent DoS within PlainSaslServer - ASF JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Apache Qpid Java Broker 6.0.2 Denial Of Service ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 981010 Java (maven) Security Update for org.apache.qpid:qpid-broker (GHSA-jj9h-mwhq-8vhm)

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