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CVE-2012-3467 json

Apache QPID Allows Remote Authentication Bypass

published 2012-08-27 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-phw8-fw9g-v3xc , EUVD-2022-4777

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.4%
EPSS 6.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Apache QPID 0.14, 0.16, and earlier uses a NullAuthenticator mechanism to authenticate catch-up shadow connections to AMQP brokers, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.qpid:qpid-parent 0.17
  • xqilla enterprise mrg 2 2.2.3-8.el6
  • qpid-cpp enterprise mrg 2 0.14-22.el6_3
  • qpid-jca enterprise mrg 2 0.18-2.el6
  • qpid-qmf enterprise mrg 2 0.14-14.el6_3
  • xerces-c enterprise mrg 2 3.0.1-20.el6
  • qpid-java enterprise mrg 2 0.18-2.el6
  • mrg-release enterprise mrg 2 2.2.0-1.el6
  • ruby-qpid-qmf enterprise mrg 2 0.14-14.el6_3

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:1279RHSA-2012:1277

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-2012-3467 updated cvss 6.4

qpid-cpp-server-cluster: unauthorized broker access caused by the use of NullAuthenticator catch-up shadow connections

  • 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 MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2 xqilla 2.2.3-8.el6, xerces-c 3.0.1-20.el6, qpid-cpp 0.14-22.el6_3, qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, mrg-release 2.2.0-1.el6, ruby-qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, +5 more Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 Server v.2 mrg-release 2.2.0-1.el6 Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 mrg-release 2.2.0-1.el6 Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2 mrg-release 2.2.0-1.el6 Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 6 Server v.2 mrg-release 2.2.0-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1279
  • 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
  • Red Hat MRG Messaging for RHEL 6 Server v.2 xqilla 2.2.3-8.el6, qpid-jca 0.18-2.el6, qpid-java 0.18-2.el6, xerces-c 3.0.1-20.el6, qpid-cpp 0.14-22.el6_3, qpid-qmf 0.14-14.el6_3, +16 more Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 mrg-release 2.2.0-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1279
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 qpid-cpp, qpid-cpp-client, qpid-cpp-server, mingw32-qpid-cpp, qpid-cpp-client-ssl, qpid-cpp-server-ssl, +5 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

6.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% 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:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.qpid:qpid-parent
<0.17
0.17

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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