Vulnerability · Published Jun 8, 2021 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2021-22116
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in RabbitMQ. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
RabbitMQ all versions prior to 3.8.16 are prone to a denial of service vulnerability due to improper input validation in AMQP 1.0 client connection endpoint. A malicious user can exploit the vulnerability by sending malicious AMQP messages to the target RabbitMQ instance having the AMQP 1.0 plugin enabled.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | rabbitmq-server | 3.9.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-22116 |
| Debian:13 | rabbitmq-server | 3.9.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-22116 |
| Debian:14 | rabbitmq-server | 3.9.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-22116 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | rabbitmq-server | 3.8.9-3ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22116 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400
References
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22116 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210719 [SECURITY] [DLA 2710-1] rabbitmq-server security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST