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TI-2019-08444 Aliases CVE-2019-11287GHSA-hrfh-7j5f-8ccr

RabbitMQ Web Management Plugin DoS via heap overflow

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

Pivotal RabbitMQ, versions 3.7.x prior to 3.7.21 and 3.8.x prior to 3.8.1, and RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform, 1.16.x versions prior to 1.16.7 and 1.17.x versions prior to 1.17.4, contain a web management plugin that is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. The "X-Reason" HTTP Header can be leveraged to insert a malicious Erlang format string that will expand and consume the heap, resulting in the server crashing.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04397 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform (Pivotal): 1.16.7, 1.17.4RabbitMQ (Pivotal): v3.7.21, v3.8.1+1 more productRed Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PivotalRabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform1.16 to before 1.16.7; 1.17 to before 1.17.41.16.7, 1.17.4Patch availableCNA
PivotalRabbitMQ3.7 to before v3.7.21; 3.8 to before v3.8.1v3.7.21, v3.8.1Patch availableCNA
—RabbitMQ (Hex)3.7.0 to before 3.7.213.7.21Patch availableGHSA-hrfh-7j5f-8ccr
—RabbitMQ (Hex)3.8.0 to before 3.8.13.8.1Patch availableGHSA-hrfh-7j5f-8ccr
—RabbitMQ (Hex)before 1.16.71.16.7Patch availableGHSA-hrfh-7j5f-8ccr
—RabbitMQ (Hex)1.17.0 to before 1.17.41.17.4Patch availableGHSA-hrfh-7j5f-8ccr
  • RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform VendorPivotal Affected 1.16 to before 1.16.7; 1.17 to before 1.17.4 Fixed in 1.16.7, 1.17.4 Patch available CNA
  • RabbitMQ VendorPivotal Affected 3.7 to before v3.7.21; 3.8 to before v3.8.1 Fixed in v3.7.21, v3.8.1 Patch available CNA
  • RabbitMQ (Hex) Vendor— Affected 3.7.0 to before 3.7.21 Fixed in 3.7.21 Patch available GHSA-hrfh-7j5f-8ccr
  • RabbitMQ (Hex) Vendor— Affected 3.8.0 to before 3.8.1 Fixed in 3.8.1 Patch available GHSA-hrfh-7j5f-8ccr
  • RabbitMQ (Hex) Vendor— Affected before 1.16.7 Fixed in 1.16.7 Patch available GHSA-hrfh-7j5f-8ccr
  • RabbitMQ (Hex) Vendor— Affected 1.17.0 to before 1.17.4 Fixed in 1.17.4 Patch available GHSA-hrfh-7j5f-8ccr

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.0 to before 3.8.1VulnerableBroadcom
cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:*:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:*1.16.0 to before 1.16.7; 1.17.0 to before 1.17.4VulnerableSpring by Pivotal
cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.0 to before 3.7.21VulnerableSpring by Pivotal
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*30VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*31VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.0 to before 3.8.1 Vulnerable ·Broadcom
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:*:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* Versions 1.16.0 to before 1.16.7; 1.17.0 to before 1.17.4 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.0 to before 3.7.21 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform (Pivotal) Fixed in 1.16.7, 1.17.4
  • Fix · CNA RabbitMQ (Pivotal) Fixed in v3.7.21, v3.8.1
  • Fix · GHSA-hrfh-7j5f-8ccr RabbitMQ (Hex) Fixed in 3.7.21 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-hrfh-7j5f-8ccr RabbitMQ (Hex) Fixed in 3.8.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-hrfh-7j5f-8ccr RabbitMQ (Hex) Fixed in 1.16.7 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-hrfh-7j5f-8ccr RabbitMQ (Hex) Fixed in 1.17.4 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2020:0078 Released 2020-01-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    rabbitmq-server security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15.0 rabbitmq-server-3.7.22-1.el8ost

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Pivotal RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform 1.16.7, 1.17.4

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2019-08448 RabbitMQ XSS attack via federation and shovel endpointsPriority LOW 23
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky)AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16 (Train)AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15.0Fixed RHSA-2020:0078
Not affected: 3 products
  • CloudForms Management Engine 5
  • Red Hat Ansible Tower 3
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11287
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hrfh-7j5f-8ccr

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 6

Other 3

  • TI-2017-05637 Improper input validation in Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-04299 When processing authorization requests using the whitelabel views in Spring Security… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-01165 Code injection in Pivotal Spring Security OAuth CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-11237 DoS Attack via Range Requests CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-02791 Apps Manager unverified SSL certs in Cloud Controller proxy CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-11239 On Demand Services SDK Timing Attack Vulnerability CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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