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TI-2012-03801 Aliases CVE-2012-4459GHSA-f4gr-qh9c-r8fg

Integer overflow in the qpid::framing::Buffer::checkAvailable function in Apache Qpid…

Priority LOW 35CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Integer overflow in the qpid::framing::Buffer::checkAvailable function in Apache Qpid 0.20 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09212 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix

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
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.20VulnerableApache
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:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.13VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.20 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:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13 Vulnerable ·Apache
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.14VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.15VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.16VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.17VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.18VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.19VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.15 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.16 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.17 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.18 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.19 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2013:0562 Released 2013-03-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging 2.3 security update
    • Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2 mrg-release-2.3.0-1.el6, python-qpid-0.18-4.el6, python-qpid-qmf-0.18-15.el6 +21
    • Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.3.0-1.el6
    • Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.3.0-1.el6, rubygem-rake-0.8.7-2.1.el6, rubygems-1.8.16-1.el6
    • Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2 mrg-release-2.3.0-1.el6
    • Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 6 Server v.2 cumin-messaging-0.1.1-2.el6, mrg-release-2.3.0-1.el6
    • Red Hat MRG Messaging for RHEL 6 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.3.0-1.el6, python-qpid-0.18-4.el6, python-qpid-qmf-0.18-15.el6 +35
    • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.3.0-1.el6
  • RHSA-2013:0561 Released 2013-03-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging 2.3 security update
    • MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 5 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.3.0-1.el5
    • MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.3.0-1.el5
    • MRG Management for RHEL 5 Server v.2 cumin-messaging-0.1.1-2.el5, mrg-release-2.3.0-1.el5
    • Red Hat MRG Messaging for RHEL 5 Server v.2 mrg-release-2.3.0-1.el5, python-qpid-0.18-4.el5, python-qpid-qmf-0.18-15.el5 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 5 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0561
MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0561
MRG Management for RHEL 5 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0561
Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat MRG Messaging for RHEL 5 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0561
Red Hat MRG Messaging for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0562

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4459
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f4gr-qh9c-r8fg

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • 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-2015-00195 Unspecified vulnerability in Apache Qpid 0.30 and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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