Unscored severity · published Jan 5, 2012
CVE-2011-4905
Apache ActiveMQ before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor exhaustion and broker crash or hang) by sending many openwire failover:tcp://…
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CVSS
8.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Apache ActiveMQ before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor exhaustion and broker crash or hang) by sending many openwire failover:tcp:// connection requests.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.4% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
ActiveMQ · Apache
through 5.5.1; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5; +26 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4905
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4905
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/2
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/6
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47112
svn.apache.org
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1209700
svn.apache.org
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1211844
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50904
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