Resource exhaustion in Rabbitmq Rabbitmq-Java-Client
CVE-2023-46120
The RabbitMQ Java client library allows Java and JVM-based applications to connect to and interact with RabbitMQ nodes. `maxBodyLebgth` was not used when receiving Message objects. Attackers could send a very large Message causing a memory overflow and triggering an OOM Error. Users of RabbitMQ may suffer from DoS attacks from RabbitMQ Java client which will ultimately exhaust the memory of the consumer. This vulnerability was patched in version 5.18.0.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.011 (61.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Rabbitmq Rabbitmq-java-client — versions < 5.18.0
- Vmware Rabbitmq_java_client
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-46120?
- CVE-2023-46120 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rabbitmq Rabbitmq-Java-Client, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2023-10-25.
- How severe is CVE-2023-46120?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.