In Apache ActiveMQ 5.0.0 - 5.15.8, unmarshalling corrupt MQTT frame can lead to broker Out of Memory exception making it unresponsive.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 34/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 12% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 96% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: activemq (Debian:12) 5.15.9-1; mqtt-client (Debian:12) 1.16-1; activemq (Debian:9) 5.14.3-3+deb9u2.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to activemq (Debian:12) 5.15.9-1; mqtt-client (Debian:12) 1.16-1; activemq (Debian:9) 5.14.3-3+deb9u2 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
- Published
- Mar 28, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 12.0% · 96th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
34
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 4 / 30 · 12.0%
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What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apache | activemq | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq |
| netapp | e-series santricity web services | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_web_services |
| oracle | communications diameter signaling router | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router |
| oracle | enterprise manager base platform | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform |
| oracle | enterprise repository | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_repository |
| oracle | goldengate stream analytics | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:goldengate_stream_analytics |
| oracle | identity manager connector | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:identity_manager_connector |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apache activemq5.0.0 and later · up to 5.15.8 inclusive
- debian debian linux9.0
- netapp e-series santricity web servicesall versions
- oracle communications diameter signaling router8.0.0
- oracle communications diameter signaling router8.1
- oracle communications diameter signaling router8.2
- oracle communications diameter signaling router8.2.1
- oracle enterprise manager base platform12.1.0.5.0
- oracle enterprise manager base platform13.2.0.0.0
- oracle enterprise manager base platform13.3.0.0.0
- oracle enterprise repository12.1.3.0.0
- oracle goldengate stream analyticsbefore 19.1.0.0.1
- oracle identity manager connector9.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Apache Apache ActiveMQ
- Apache ActiveMQ 5.0.0 - 5.15.8affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | activemq | before 5.15.9-1 | 5.15.9-1 |
| Debian:12 | mqtt-client | before 1.16-1 | 1.16-1 |
| Debian:9 | activemq | before 5.14.3-3+deb9u2 | 5.14.3-3+deb9u2 |
| Debian:9 | mqtt-client | before 1.14-1+deb9u1 | 1.14-1+deb9u1 |
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-client | from 5.0.0 · before 5.15.9 | 5.15.9 |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2018-11775Sep 10, 2018 · TLS hostname verification when using the Apache ActiveMQ Client before 5.15.6 was missing which could make the client vulnerable to a MITM a31Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2018-8006Oct 10, 2018 · An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the queue.jsp pa41Plan
- Later →CVE-2019-0201May 23, 2019 · An issue is present in Apache ZooKeeper 1.0.0 to 3.4.13 and 3.5.0-alpha to 3.5.4-beta.26Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:activemq | 5.15.9-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:mqtt-client | 1.16-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.activemq:activemq-client | 5.15.9 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2025-08-21 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+2337 d
- TodayOct 19, 2026+2762 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/27/2
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107622
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/03f91b1fb85686a848cee6b90112cf6059bd1b21b23bacaa11a962e1%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/2b5c0039197a4949f29e1e2c9441ab38d242946b966f61c110808bcc%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/71640324661c1b6d0b6708bd4fb20170e1b979370a4b8cddc4f8d485%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/7da9636557118178b1690ba0af49c8a7b7b97d925218b5774622f488%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/d1e334bd71d6e68462c62c726fe6db565c7a6283302f9c1feed087fa%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/fcbe6ad00f1de142148c20d813fae3765dc4274955e3e2f3ca19ff7b%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r946488fb942fd35c6a6e0359f52504a558ed438574a8f14d36d7dcd7%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb698ed085f79e56146ca24ab359c9ef95846618675ea1ef402e04a6d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4672802b0e5ed67c08c9e77057d52138e062f77cc09581b723cf95a%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00004.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00005.html
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0006/
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.