CVE-2023-46120 (High) detected in amqp-client-5.1.2.jar

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CVE-2023-46120 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - amqp-client-5.1.2.jar

The RabbitMQ Java client library allows Java applications to interface with RabbitMQ.

Library home page: http://www.rabbitmq.com

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/rabbitmq/amqp-client/5.1.2/amqp-client-5.1.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-amqp-2.0.4.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-rabbit-2.0.5.RELEASE.jar
    • ❌ amqp-client-5.1.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 34ce0f6524391068ef5b880f65575eb3eb499124

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The RabbitMQ Java client library allows Java and JVM-based applications to connect to and interact with RabbitMQ nodes. maxBodyLebgth was not used when receiving Message objects. Attackers could send a very large Message causing a memory overflow and triggering an OOM Error. Users of RabbitMQ may suffer from DoS attacks from RabbitMQ Java client which will ultimately exhaust the memory of the consumer. This vulnerability was patched in version 5.18.0.

Publish Date: 2023-10-25

URL: CVE-2023-46120

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-mm8h-8587-p46h

Release Date: 2023-10-25

Fix Resolution (com.rabbitmq:amqp-client): 5.18.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-amqp): 3.2.0

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