qpid-cpp: long arrays of zero-width types cause a denial of service
Published Mar 12, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.53%
Description
The AMQP type decoder in Apache Qpid 0.20 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and server crash) via a large number of zero width elements in the client-properties map in a connection.start-ok message.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.20
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.10
- 0.11
- 0.12
- 0.13
- 0.14
- 0.15
- 0.16
- 0.17
- 0.18
- 0.19
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
cumin-messaging-0:0.1.1-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0561
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
mrg-release-0:2.3.0-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0561
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
python-qpid-0:0.18-4.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0561
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
qpid-cpp-mrg-0:0.18-14.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0561
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
qpid-java-0:0.18-7.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0561
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
qpid-jca-0:0.18-8.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0561
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
qpid-qmf-0:0.18-15.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0561
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
qpid-tests-0:0.18-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0561
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
qpid-tools-0:0.18-8.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0561
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
rhm-docs-0:0.18-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0561
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
saslwrapper-0:0.18-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0561
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
cumin-messaging-0:0.1.1-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
mrg-release-0:2.3.0-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
python-qpid-0:0.18-4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
qpid-cpp-0:0.18-14.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
qpid-java-0:0.18-7.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
qpid-jca-0:0.18-8.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
qpid-qmf-0:0.18-15.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
qpid-tests-0:0.18-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
qpid-tools-0:0.18-8.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
rhm-docs-0:0.18-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
rubygem-rake-0:0.8.7-2.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
rubygems-0:1.8.16-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
saslwrapper-0:0.18-1.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
xerces-c-0:3.0.1-20.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
xqilla-0:2.2.3-8.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0562
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qpid-cpp
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1
qpid-cpp
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | cumin-messaging-0:0.1.1-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0561 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | mrg-release-0:2.3.0-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0561 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | python-qpid-0:0.18-4.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0561 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | qpid-cpp-mrg-0:0.18-14.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0561 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | qpid-java-0:0.18-7.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0561 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | qpid-jca-0:0.18-8.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0561 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | qpid-qmf-0:0.18-15.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0561 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | qpid-tests-0:0.18-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0561 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | qpid-tools-0:0.18-8.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0561 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | rhm-docs-0:0.18-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0561 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | saslwrapper-0:0.18-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0561 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | cumin-messaging-0:0.1.1-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | mrg-release-0:2.3.0-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | python-qpid-0:0.18-4.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | qpid-cpp-0:0.18-14.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | qpid-java-0:0.18-7.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | qpid-jca-0:0.18-8.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | qpid-qmf-0:0.18-15.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | qpid-tests-0:0.18-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | qpid-tools-0:0.18-8.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | rhm-docs-0:0.18-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | rubygem-rake-0:0.8.7-2.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | rubygems-0:1.8.16-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | saslwrapper-0:0.18-1.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | xerces-c-0:3.0.1-20.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | xqilla-0:2.2.3-8.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0562 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qpid-cpp | Affected | n/a |
| 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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.53% (0.06530) | 93.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.53% (0.06530) | 92.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.64% (0.02636) | 84.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.93% (0.05933) | 83.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.64% (0.02636) | 84.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.15% (0.01154) | 85.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.99% (0.00987) | 83.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 1.18% (0.01175) | 84.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 1.41% (0.01406) | 86.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 1.14% (0.01135) | 84.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 1.35% (0.01350) | 85.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01154) | 82.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 79.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 77.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 56.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0561.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0562.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52516 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1453031 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4458 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861234 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-4629 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/issues/?jql=fixVersion%20%3D%20%220.21%22%20AND%20project%20%3D%20QPID x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4458
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4458
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0561.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0562.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/52516 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1453031 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4458 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861234 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-4629 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://issues.apache.org/jira/issues/?jql=fixVersion%20%3D%20%220.21%22%20AND%20project%20%3D%20QPID | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4458 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4458 |
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