🛡️ CVE-2012-6551 — activemq-web-demo
Description
Apache ActiveMQ default configuration subject to denial of service
The default configuration of Apache ActiveMQ before 5.8.0 enables a sample web application, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (broker resource consumption) via HTTP requests.
Weakness class
CVE-2012-6551 is classified as CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. A request can consume memory, CPU or storage without limit, exhausting capacity for everyone else.
Affected software
CVE-2012-6551 is recorded against 2 packages.
- org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-demo (fixed in 5.8.0)
- org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (fixed in 5.8.0)
Timeline and source
Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 3 December 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
issues.apache.org (Web)
issues.apache.org (Web)
issues.apache.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
activemq.apache.org (Web)
rhn.redhat.com (Web)
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-demo | — | 5.8.0 |
| org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq | — | 5.8.0 |
References
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