qpid-java: Information leakage via specific AuthenticationProviders
Published May 15, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.30%
Description
The Apache Qpid Broker for Java can be configured to use different so called AuthenticationProviders to handle user authentication. Among the choices are the SCRAM-SHA-1 and SCRAM-SHA-256 AuthenticationProvider types. It was discovered that these AuthenticationProviders in Apache Qpid Broker for Java 6.0.x before 6.0.6 and 6.1.x before 6.1.1 prematurely terminate the SCRAM SASL negotiation if the provided user name does not exist thus allowing remote attacker to determine the existence of user accounts. The Vulnerability does not apply to AuthenticationProviders other than SCRAM-SHA-1 and SCRAM-SHA-256.
Affected products
-
- Version 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, and 6.0.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Qpid Broker-J | n/a |
|
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.0.4
- 6.0.5
- 6.1.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
qpid-java
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 3
qpid-java
Not affected
Red Hat Satellite 6
qpid-java
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | qpid-java | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 3 | qpid-java | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | qpid-java | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.30% (0.06299) | 93.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.18% (0.06181) | 92.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00492) | 63.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 48.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 46.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00100) | 40.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 43.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00133) | 46.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 73.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 73.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 71.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 50.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://qpid.2158936.n2.nabble.com/CVE-2016-8741-Apache-Qpid-Broker-for-Java-Information-Leakage-td7657025.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95136 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037537 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8741 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1409835 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vvh-crqv-jm64 Advisory
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-7599 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8741
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8741
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://qpid.2158936.n2.nabble.com/CVE-2016-8741-Apache-Qpid-Broker-for-Java-Information-Leakage-td7657025.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95136 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037537 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8741 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1409835 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vvh-crqv-jm64 | Advisory | |
| https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-7599 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8741 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8741 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.