Advisory Published

RHSA-2017:0179: Moderate: Red Hat JBoss Fuse/A-MQ 6.3 security and bug fix update

First published: Thu Jan 19 2017(Updated: )

Red Hat JBoss Fuse, based on Apache ServiceMix, provides a small-footprint, flexible, open source enterprise service bus and integration platform. Red Hat JBoss A-MQ, based on Apache ActiveMQ, is a standards compliant messaging system that is tailored for use in mission critical applications.<br>This patch is an update to Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3 and Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3. It includes several bug fixes, which are documented in the readme.txt file included with the patch files.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> It was found that Apache PDFBox parses different XML data within PDF files such as XMP and the initialization of the XML parsers did not protect against XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerabilities. (CVE-2016-2175)</li> Refer to the readme.txt file included with the patch files for installation instructions.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Red Hat Fuse
Red Hat AMQ

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of RHSA-2017:0179?

    The severity of RHSA-2017:0179 is classified as moderate.

  • What vulnerabilities are addressed in RHSA-2017:0179?

    RHSA-2017:0179 addresses multiple security vulnerabilities in Red Hat JBoss Fuse and JBoss A-MQ.

  • How do I fix RHSA-2017:0179?

    To fix RHSA-2017:0179, you must update your JBoss Fuse and A-MQ to the latest patched version.

  • What software versions are affected by RHSA-2017:0179?

    RHSA-2017:0179 affects Red Hat JBoss Fuse and JBoss A-MQ prior to the updated versions provided in the advisory.

  • Is there a workaround for RHSA-2017:0179?

    There are no official workarounds documented for RHSA-2017:0179, so applying the available updates is recommended.

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