Improper Input Validation in org.apache.qpid:qpid-broker

published 2016-06-01 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-jj9h-mwhq-8vhm , EUVD-2018-0632

cvss: 5.9; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 7.8%; EPSS 7.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits: 0; none known

PlainSaslServer.java in Apache Qpid Java before 6.0.3, when the broker is configured to allow plaintext passwords, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (broker termination) via a crafted authentication attempt, which triggers an uncaught exception.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

maven org.apache.qpid:qpid-broker 6.0.3

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-2016-3094 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 4.3

qpid-java: crash in PLAIN SASL handler on malformed SASL response

Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 qpid-java, qpid-java-client, qpid-java-common, qpid-java-example Red Hat Enterprise MRG 3 qpid-java Red Hat Satellite 6 qpid-java
affected: no fix available

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

7.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
GitHub	3.0	5.9	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.apache.qpid:qpid-broker	<6.0.3	6.0.3

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

issues.apache.org /jira/browse/QPID-7271
web, vendor-advisory
mail-archives.apache.org /mod_mbox/qpid-users/201605.mbox/%3C5748641A.2050701%40gmail.com%3E
mailing-list, web, vendor-advisory
svn.apache.org /viewvc?view=revision&revision=1744403
web, release-notes
securitytracker.com /id/1035982
vdb-entry, web, third-party-advisory
packetstormsecurity.com /files/137215/Apache-Qpid-Java-Broker-6.0.2-Denial-Of-Service.html
web, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
qpid.apache.org /releases/qpid-java-6.0.3/release-notes.html
web, release-notes
securityfocus.com /archive/1/538507/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3094
advisory
github.com /advisories/GHSA-jj9h-mwhq-8vhm
advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-3094
GitHub Advisory GHSA-jj9h-mwhq-8vhm
NVD CVE-2016-3094

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Summary