CVE-2016-4974

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-4974
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-13 15:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionApache Qpid AMQP 0-x JMS client before 6.0.4 and JMS (AMQP 1.0) before 0.10.0 does not restrict the use of classes available on the classpath, which might allow remote authenticated users with permission to send messages to deserialize arbitrary objects and execute arbitrary code by leveraging a crafted serialized object in a JMS ObjectMessage that is handled by the getObject function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Amqp 0-x Jms Client All All All All
Application Apache Jms Client Amqp All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[QPIDJMS-188] [CVE-2016-4974] allow whitelisting trusted classes/packages for deserialization from ObjectMessage - ASF JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.apache.org Issue Tracking
Apache Qpid Untrusted Input Deserialization ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security - Apache Qpid™ af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 qpid.apache.org Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Apache QPID CVE-2016-4974 Deserialization Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Apache Qpid JMS ObjectMessage Deserialization Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security - Apache Qpid™ af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 qpid.apache.org Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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