CVE-2011-4905
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.085 · 95 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Apache ActiveMQ before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor exhaustion and broker crash or hang) by sending many openwire failover:tcp:// connection requests.
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affected products (32)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-9wcx-326r-7j7wDenial of Service in Apache ActiveMQ2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
Apache ActiveMQ before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor exhaustion and broker crash or hang) by sending many openwire failover:tcp:// connection requests.
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references (17)
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- http://httpd.apache.org/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10872142cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/75922cnnvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/2enisa_euvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/6enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47112enisa_euvd
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1209700enisa_euvd
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1211844enisa_euvd
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