qpid-cpp: not closing incomplete connections exhausts file descriptors, leading to DoS
Published Sep 28, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.24%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
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MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
mrg-release-0:2.2.0-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1277
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
python-qpid-0:0.14-11.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1277
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
qpid-cpp-mrg-0:0.14-22.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1277
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
qpid-java-0:0.18-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1277
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
qpid-jca-0:0.18-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1277
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
qpid-qmf-0:0.14-14.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1277
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
qpid-tools-0:0.14-6.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1277
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
python-qpid-0:0.14-11.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1269
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qpid-cpp-0:0.14-22.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1269
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qpid-qmf-0:0.14-14.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1269
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qpid-tools-0:0.14-6.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1269
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1
qpid-cpp
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | mrg-release-0:2.2.0-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1277 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | python-qpid-0:0.14-11.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1277 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | qpid-cpp-mrg-0:0.14-22.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1277 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | qpid-java-0:0.18-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1277 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | qpid-jca-0:0.18-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1277 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | qpid-qmf-0:0.14-14.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1277 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | qpid-tools-0:0.14-6.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1277 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | python-qpid-0:0.14-11.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1269 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qpid-cpp-0:0.14-22.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1269 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qpid-qmf-0:0.14-14.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1269 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qpid-tools-0:0.14-6.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1269 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 | qpid-cpp | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.24% (0.04236) | 90.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.24% (0.04236) | 89.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.15% (0.07150) | 90.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.52% (0.10518) | 88.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.15% (0.07150) | 90.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.11% (0.03111) | 90.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00983) | 83.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 0.98% (0.00983) | 81.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00971) | 81.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.72% (0.03718) | 85.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 3.72% (0.03718) | 84.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 6.39% (0.06394) | 90.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.72% (0.03718) | 83.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.72% (0.03718) | 66.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1269.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1277.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50573 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50698 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50699 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55608 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2145 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=817175 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78730 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-2616 x_refsource_MISC
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-4021 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2145
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2145
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1269.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1277.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50573 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50698 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50699 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55608 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2145 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=817175 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78730 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-2616 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-4021 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2145 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2145 |
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