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CVE-2012-2145 json

Apache Qpid 0.17 and earlier does not properly restrict incoming client connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of ser…

published 2012-09-28 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2141

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.2%
EPSS 4.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Apache Qpid 0.17 and earlier does not properly restrict incoming client connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via a large number of incomplete connections.

Patch / fix

  • qpid-jca enterprise mrg 2 0.18-2.el5
  • qpid-qmf enterprise mrg 2 0.14-14.el5
  • qpid-java enterprise mrg 2 0.18-2.el5
  • qpid-tools enterprise mrg 2 0.14-6.el5
  • mrg-release enterprise mrg 2 2.2.0-1.el5
  • python-qpid enterprise mrg 2 0.14-11.el5
  • qpid-cpp-mrg enterprise mrg 2 0.14-22.el5
  • ruby-qpid-qmf enterprise mrg 2 0.14-14.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:1277RHSA-2012:1269

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-2145 updated cvss 5.0

qpid-cpp: not closing incomplete connections exhausts file descriptors, leading to DoS

  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 qpid-cpp
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 5 Server v.2 mrg-release 2.2.0-1.el5 Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server v.2 mrg-release 2.2.0-1.el5 Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 5 Server v.2 mrg-release 2.2.0-1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1277
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) qpid-cpp 0.14-22.el6_3, qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, qpid-tools 0.14-6.el6_3, python-qpid 0.14-11.el6_3, ruby-qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, python-qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) qpid-cpp 0.14-22.el6_3, qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, qpid-tools 0.14-6.el6_3, python-qpid 0.14-11.el6_3, ruby-qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, python-qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) qpid-cpp 0.14-22.el6_3, qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, qpid-tools 0.14-6.el6_3, python-qpid 0.14-11.el6_3, ruby-qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, python-qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) qpid-cpp 0.14-22.el6_3, qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, qpid-tools 0.14-6.el6_3, python-qpid 0.14-11.el6_3, ruby-qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, python-qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1269
  • Red Hat MRG Messaging for RHEL 5 Server v.2 qpid-jca 0.18-2.el5, qpid-java 0.18-2.el5, qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el5, qpid-tools 0.14-6.el5, mrg-release 2.2.0-1.el5, python-qpid 0.14-11.el5, +16 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1277

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Exploit prediction

4.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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