Vulnerability Description
It was found that when Artemis and HornetQ before 2.4.0 are configured with UDP discovery and JGroups discovery a huge byte array is created when receiving an unexpected multicast message. This may result in a heap memory exhaustion, full GC, or OutOfMemoryError.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Activemq Artemis | < 2.4.0 |
| Redhat | Hornetq | < 2.4.0 |
| Redhat | Jboss Enterprise Application Platform | 6.4.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0268Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0269Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0270Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0271Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0275Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0478Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0479Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0480Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0481Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12174Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3f3c94c4767c96bb2e7e6737
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc96ad63f148f784c84ea7f0a178c84a8985c6afcca
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0268Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0269Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0270Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2017-12174?
CVE-2017-12174 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). It was found that when Artemis and HornetQ before 2.4.0 are configured with UDP discovery and JGroups discovery a huge byte array is created when receiving an unexpected multicast message. This may re...
How severe is CVE-2017-12174?
CVE-2017-12174 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2017-12174?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apache Activemq Artemis, Redhat Hornetq, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Enterprise Linux.