CVE-2016-4974

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2016-07-02
CWE:
CWE-502
Bugzilla:
1352481: CVE-2016-4974 qpid-java: Deserialization of untrusted input while using JMS ObjectMessage

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Apache 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.

Find out more about CVE-2016-4974 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 5.1
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.6
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Satellite 6 qpid-java Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 3 qpid-java Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 qpid-java Will not fix

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