#VU83414 Resource exhaustion in RabbitMQ Java Client Library - CVE-2023-46120
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83414
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
RabbitMQ Java Client Library
Universal components / Libraries /
Software for developers
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to RabbitMQ Java client library allows Java and JVM-based applications to connect to and interact with RabbitMQ nodes. A remote attacker can send a very large Message causing a memory overflow and triggering an OOM Error to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
RabbitMQ Java Client Library: before 5.18.0
External links
https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/releases/tag/v5.18.0
https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/issues/1062
https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/security/advisories/GHSA-mm8h-8587-p46h
https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/commit/714aae602dcae6cb4b53cadf009323ebac313cc8
Q & A
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.
