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Qpid Broker JApplication · Apache

CVE-2016-4432

CRITICAL · 9.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2016-06-01
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.0.3 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The AMQP 0-8, 0-9, 0-91, and 0-10 connection handling in Apache Qpid Java before 6.0.3 might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and consequently perform actions via vectors related to connection state logging.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-287

The mechanism that verifies who a user is can be side-stepped or fooled, letting an attacker act as someone they're not. Everything built on top of that identity then becomes untrustworthy. Fixing it means hardening the full authentication flow, including edge cases, tokens, and secondary paths.

General guidance for the improper authentication class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Qpid Broker JApplication
Affected:< 6.0.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.0.3 or later
Fixed in 6.0.3
Vendor patch svn.apache.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Qpid Broker J 6.0.3 or later

  1. 1. Identify the current Qpid Broker J version by checking the installed binaries or broker startup logs
  2. 2. Download Qpid Broker J version 6.0.3 or later from the official Apache Qpid distribution site (https://qpid.apache.org/)
  3. 3. Review the release notes and upgrade documentation for version 6.0.3
  4. 4. Test the upgrade in a non-production environment to verify compatibility with your configuration
  5. 5. Stop the running Qpid Broker J instance
  6. 6. Backup the current Qpid Broker J installation including configuration files and message store
  7. 7. Install version 6.0.3 following the installation instructions
  8. 8. Restore or migrate your configuration files to the new installation
Caveat Review the 6.0.3 release notes for any configuration or behavior changes that may affect your deployment

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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