Vulnerability identifier: #VU53724
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
RabbitMQ
Client/Desktop applications /
Messaging software
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing AMPQ messages in AMQP 1.0 client connection endpoint.. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that AMQP 1.0 plugin is enabled.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
RabbitMQ: 1.1.1 - 4.0.0
External links
http://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22116
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.