Resource exhaustion in Vmware Rabbitmq
CVE-2021-22116
RabbitMQ all versions prior to 3.8.16 are prone to a denial of service vulnerability due to improper input validation in AMQP 1.0 client connection endpoint. A malicious user can exploit the vulnerability by sending malicious AMQP messages…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.014 (68.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Vmware Rabbitmq
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- N/a Rabbitmq — versions RabbitMQ prior to version 3.8.16
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@vmware.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@vmware.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-22116?
- CVE-2021-22116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Rabbitmq, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2021-22116?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-22116 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.