CVE-2021-4040

A flaw was found in AMQ Broker. This issue can cause a partial interruption to the availability of AMQ Broker via an Out of memory (OOM) condition. This flaw allows an attacker to partially disrupt availability to the broker through a sustained attack of maliciously crafted messages. The highest threat from this vulnerability is system availability.

CVSS v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4040	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/apache/activemq-artemis/pull/3871/commits	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2028254	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARTEMIS-3593	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:amq_broker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq_artemis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2022-08-24 09:15

Updated : 2022-08-29 09:40

NVD link : CVE-2021-4040

Mitre link : CVE-2021-4040

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

Products Affected

apache

activemq_artemis

redhat

amq_broker

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