CVE-2016-4978
high
CVSS v3
7.2
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.2
Description
Apache ActiveMQ Artemis RCE Via Deserialization Gadget Chain
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
81%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 5.0 | not-affected | |
| rhel | 6.0 | not-affected | |
| rhel | 7.0 | not-affected | |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:artemis-pom | <1.4.0 | 1.4.0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | activemq_artemis | {"endExcluding":"1.4.0"} | 1.4.0 |
| redhat | jboss_enterprise_application_platform | 6.0.0 | |
| redhat | jboss_enterprise_application_platform | 6.4.0 | |
| redhat | jboss_enterprise_application_platform | 7.0.0 | |
| redhat | jboss_enterprise_application_platform | 7.1.0 | |
References
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/activemq-users/201609.mbox/%3CCAH6wpnqzeNtpykT7emtDU1-GV7AvjFP5-YroWcCC4UZyQEFvtA%40mail.gmail.com%3E
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93142
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1834
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1835
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1836
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1837
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3454
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3455
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3456
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3458
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1447
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1448
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1449
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1450
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1451
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7260bd0955c12aac5bd892039d3356ba3aa0ff4caaf2aa4fd4fe84a2%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d4ffbc6a43a915324a394b2913ceb7d07bc352f2d08caa19df0aff02%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3f3c94c4767c96bb2e7e6737624d63162df36d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc96ad63f148f784c84ea7f0a178c84a8985c6afccabbcd9847a82088%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-Kaiser-Pwning-Your-Java-Messaging-With-Deserialization-Vulnerabilities.pdf
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4978
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210123172653/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93142
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc96ad63f148f784c84ea7f0a178c84a8985c6afccabbcd9847a82088@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3f3c94c4767c96bb2e7e6737624d63162df36d@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d4ffbc6a43a915324a394b2913ceb7d07bc352f2d08caa19df0aff02@%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
CWEs
CWE-502
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.