Vulnerability in Broadcom Rabbitmq Server
CVE-2016-9877
An issue was discovered in Pivotal RabbitMQ 3.x before 3.5.8 and 3.6.x before 3.6.6 and RabbitMQ for PCF 1.5.x before 1.5.20, 1.6.x before 1.6.12, and 1.7.x before 1.7.7. MQTT (MQ Telemetry Transport) connection authentication with a username/password pair succeeds if an existing username is provided but the password is omitted from the connection request. Connections that use TLS with a client-provided certificate are not affected.
EPSS: 0.014 (70.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Broadcom Rabbitmq_server — versions 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
- Pivotal_software Rabbitmq — versions 3.5.4, 3.5.5, 3.5.7
- N/a Pivotal Rabbitmq 3.x Before 3.5.8 And 3.6.x 3.6.6; For Pcf 1.5.x 1.5.20, 1.6.x 1.6.12 1.7.x 1.7.7 — versions Pivotal RabbitMQ 3.x before 3.5.8 and 3.6.x before 3.6.6; RabbitMQ for PCF 1.5.x before 1.5.20, 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.7.x before 1.7.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security_alert@emc.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9877?
- CVE-2016-9877 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Rabbitmq Server, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-29.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9877?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.