CVE-2019-11287: RabbitMQ Web Management Plugin DoS via heap overflow

Published Nov 22, 2019
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Updated

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.

Other sources

There's a vulnerability in the 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.

Red Hat

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/rabbitmq-server<3.7.21
3.7.21
redhat/rabbitmq-server<3.8.1
3.8.1
Pivotal Software Rabbitmq Pivotal Cloud Foundry>=1.16.0<1.16.7
Pivotal Software Rabbitmq Pivotal Cloud Foundry>=1.17.0<1.17.4
Pivotal Software RabbitMQ>=3.7.0<3.7.21
VMware RabbitMQ>=3.8.0<3.8.1
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
redhat Openstack=15
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Broadcom Rabbitmq Server>=3.8.0<3.8.1
erlang/RabbitMQ>=1.17.0<1.17.4
1.17.4
erlang/RabbitMQ<1.16.7
1.16.7
erlang/RabbitMQ>=3.8.0<3.8.1
3.8.1
erlang/RabbitMQ>=3.7.0<3.7.21
3.7.21

Event History

Nov 22, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:26 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:26 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·05:01 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-11287?

CVE-2019-11287 is a vulnerability in Pivotal RabbitMQ and RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform that allows for a denial of service attack.

2

Which versions of Pivotal RabbitMQ are affected by CVE-2019-11287?

Pivotal RabbitMQ versions 3.7.x prior to 3.7.21 and 3.8.x prior to 3.8.1 are affected by CVE-2019-11287.

3

Which versions of RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform are affected by CVE-2019-11287?

RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform 1.16.x versions prior to 1.16.7 and 1.17.x versions prior to 1.17.4 are affected by CVE-2019-11287.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11287?

CVE-2019-11287 has a severity rating of high.

5

How do I fix CVE-2019-11287?

To fix CVE-2019-11287, update Pivotal RabbitMQ to version 3.7.21 or later, and update RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform to version 1.16.7 or later.

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