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TI-2012-02995 Aliases CVE-2012-3467GHSA-phw8-fw9g-v3xc

Apache QPID 0.14, 0.16, and earlier uses a NullAuthenticator mechanism to authenticate…

Priority LOW 32CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

Apache QPID 0.14, 0.16, and earlier uses a NullAuthenticator mechanism to authenticate catch-up shadow connections to AMQP brokers, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06394 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.qpid:qpid-parent (Maven): 0.17Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.qpid:qpid-parent (Maven)before 0.170.17Patch availableGHSA-phw8-fw9g-v3xc
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.qpid:qpid-parent (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.17 Fixed in 0.17 Patch available GHSA-phw8-fw9g-v3xc

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.16VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.14VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.16 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-phw8-fw9g-v3xc org.apache.qpid:qpid-parent (Maven) Fixed in 0.17 Advisory →

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2012:1279 Released 2012-09-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging 2.2 update
    • Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2 mrg-release-2.2.0-1.el6, python-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3, qpid-cpp-0.14-22.el6_3 +12
    • Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.2.0-1.el6
    • Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.2.0-1.el6
    • Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2 mrg-release-2.2.0-1.el6
    • Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 6 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.2.0-1.el6
    • Red Hat MRG Messaging for RHEL 6 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.2.0-1.el6, python-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3, qpid-cpp-0.14-22.el6_3 +27
    • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.2.0-1.el6
  • RHSA-2012:1277 Released 2012-09-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging 2.2 update
    • MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 5 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.2.0-1.el5
    • MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.2.0-1.el5
    • MRG Management for RHEL 5 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.2.0-1.el5
    • Red Hat MRG Messaging for RHEL 5 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.2.0-1.el5, python-qpid-0.14-11.el5, python-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el5 +39

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 5 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2012:1277
MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2012:1277
MRG Management for RHEL 5 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2012:1277
Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2Fixed RHSA-2012:1279
Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2012:1279
Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2012:1279
Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2Fixed RHSA-2012:1279
Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2012:1279
Red Hat MRG Messaging for RHEL 5 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2012:1277
Red Hat MRG Messaging for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2012:1279
Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2012:1279
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3467
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phw8-fw9g-v3xc

References

Advisory 3

Other 6

  • TI-2015-00196 qpidd in Apache Qpid 0.30 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-00196 While investigating bug PROTON-2014, we discovered that under some circumstances Apache… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2011-03194 Apache Qpid 0.12 does not properly verify credentials during the joining of a cluster… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-00175 The qpidd broker in Apache Qpid 0.30 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2012-03788 The default configuration for Apache Qpid 0.20 and earlier, when the federation_tag… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2012-03801 Integer overflow in the qpid::framing::Buffer::checkAvailable function in Apache Qpid… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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