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CVE-2016-4432

Improper Authentication

Published: Jun 01, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.1
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
6.8 IMPORTANT
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4432
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

The AMQP 0-8, 0-9, 0-91, and 0-10 connection handling in Apache Qpid Java before 6.0.3 might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and consequently perform actions via vectors related to connection state logging.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Qpid_broker-jApache*6.0.3 (excluding)
Qpid-cppUbuntuartful*
Qpid-cppUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
Qpid-cppUbuntuprecise*
Qpid-cppUbuntutrusty*
Qpid-cppUbuntuwily*
Qpid-cppUbuntuxenial*
Qpid-cppUbuntuyakkety*
Qpid-cppUbuntuzesty*

Potential Mitigations

References

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