CVE-2019-11287 (GCVE-0-2019-11287)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-22 23:26 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:24
VLAI
Title
RabbitMQ Web Management Plugin DoS via heap overflow
Summary
Pivotal RabbitMQ, versions 3.7.x prior to 3.7.21 and 3.8.x prior to 3.8.1, and RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform, 1.16.x versions prior to 1.16.7 and 1.17.x versions prior to 1.17.4, contain a web management plugin that is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. The "X-Reason" HTTP Header can be leveraged to insert a malicious Erlang format string that will expand and consume the heap, resulting in the server crashing.
Severity
4.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Pivotal RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform Affected: 1.16 , < 1.16.7 (custom)
Affected: 1.17 , < 1.17.4 (custom)
Create a notification for this product.
Pivotal RabbitMQ Affected: 3.7 , < v3.7.21 (custom)
Affected: 3.8 , < v3.8.1 (custom)
Create a notification for this product.
Date Public
2019-11-22 00:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-04T22:48:09.092Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11287"
          },
          {
            "name": "FEDORA-2019-6497f51791",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_FEDORA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EEQ6O7PMNJKYFMQYHAB55L423GYK63SO/"
          },
          {
            "name": "FEDORA-2019-74d2feb5be",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_FEDORA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYTGR3D5FW2O25RXZOTIZMOD2HAUVBE4/"
          },
          {
            "name": "RHSA-2020:0078",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_REDHAT",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0078"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-11287-DoS%20via%20Heap%20Overflow-RabbitMQ%20Web%20Management%20Plugin"
          },
          {
            "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20210719 [SECURITY] [DLA 2710-1] rabbitmq-server security update",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_MLIST",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform",
          "vendor": "Pivotal",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "1.16.7",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.16",
              "versionType": "custom"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "1.17.4",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.17",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "product": "RabbitMQ",
          "vendor": "Pivotal",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "v3.7.21",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "3.7",
              "versionType": "custom"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "v3.8.1",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "3.8",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2019-11-22T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Pivotal RabbitMQ, versions 3.7.x prior to 3.7.21 and 3.8.x prior to 3.8.1, and RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform, 1.16.x versions prior to 1.16.7 and 1.17.x versions prior to 1.17.4, contain a web management plugin that is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. The \"X-Reason\" HTTP Header can be leveraged to insert a malicious Erlang format string that will expand and consume the heap, resulting in the server crashing."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_0": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 4.5,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-400",
              "description": "CWE-400: Denial of Service",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2021-07-19T19:06:18.000Z",
        "orgId": "862b2186-222f-48b9-af87-f1fb7bb26d03",
        "shortName": "pivotal"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11287"
        },
        {
          "name": "FEDORA-2019-6497f51791",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_FEDORA"
          ],
          "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EEQ6O7PMNJKYFMQYHAB55L423GYK63SO/"
        },
        {
          "name": "FEDORA-2019-74d2feb5be",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_FEDORA"
          ],
          "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYTGR3D5FW2O25RXZOTIZMOD2HAUVBE4/"
        },
        {
          "name": "RHSA-2020:0078",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_REDHAT"
          ],
          "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0078"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-11287-DoS%20via%20Heap%20Overflow-RabbitMQ%20Web%20Management%20Plugin"
        },
        {
          "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20210719 [SECURITY] [DLA 2710-1] rabbitmq-server security update",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list",
            "x_refsource_MLIST"
          ],
          "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.html"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
      },
      "title": "RabbitMQ Web Management Plugin DoS via heap overflow",
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "security@pivotal.io",
          "DATE_PUBLIC": "2019-11-22T20:51:56.000Z",
          "ID": "CVE-2019-11287",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC",
          "TITLE": "RabbitMQ Web Management Plugin DoS via heap overflow"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "affected": "\u003c",
                            "version_affected": "\u003c",
                            "version_name": "1.16",
                            "version_value": "1.16.7"
                          },
                          {
                            "affected": "\u003c",
                            "version_affected": "\u003c",
                            "version_name": "1.17",
                            "version_value": "1.17.4"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    },
                    {
                      "product_name": "RabbitMQ",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "affected": "\u003c",
                            "version_affected": "\u003c",
                            "version_name": "3.7",
                            "version_value": "v3.7.21"
                          },
                          {
                            "affected": "\u003c",
                            "version_affected": "\u003c",
                            "version_name": "3.8",
                            "version_value": "v3.8.1"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "Pivotal"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "Pivotal RabbitMQ, versions 3.7.x prior to 3.7.21 and 3.8.x prior to 3.8.1, and RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform, 1.16.x versions prior to 1.16.7 and 1.17.x versions prior to 1.17.4, contain a web management plugin that is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. The \"X-Reason\" HTTP Header can be leveraged to insert a malicious Erlang format string that will expand and consume the heap, resulting in the server crashing."
            }
          ]
        },
        "impact": {
          "cvss": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 4.5,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
          }
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "CWE-400: Denial of Service"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11287",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11287"
            },
            {
              "name": "FEDORA-2019-6497f51791",
              "refsource": "FEDORA",
              "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EEQ6O7PMNJKYFMQYHAB55L423GYK63SO/"
            },
            {
              "name": "FEDORA-2019-74d2feb5be",
              "refsource": "FEDORA",
              "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYTGR3D5FW2O25RXZOTIZMOD2HAUVBE4/"
            },
            {
              "name": "RHSA-2020:0078",
              "refsource": "REDHAT",
              "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0078"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-11287-DoS%20via%20Heap%20Overflow-RabbitMQ%20Web%20Management%20Plugin",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-11287-DoS%20via%20Heap%20Overflow-RabbitMQ%20Web%20Management%20Plugin"
            },
            {
              "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20210719 [SECURITY] [DLA 2710-1] rabbitmq-server security update",
              "refsource": "MLIST",
              "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.html"
            }
          ]
        },
        "source": {
          "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "862b2186-222f-48b9-af87-f1fb7bb26d03",
    "assignerShortName": "pivotal",
    "cveId": "CVE-2019-11287",
    "datePublished": "2019-11-22T23:26:08.880Z",
    "dateReserved": "2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-09-16T22:24:51.121Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2019-11287",
      "date": "2026-07-21",
      "epss": "0.04519",
      "percentile": "0.90495"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2019-11287\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"security@pivotal.io\",\"published\":\"2019-11-23T00:15:10.683\",\"lastModified\":\"2025-04-02T14:13:43.180\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"Pivotal RabbitMQ, versions 3.7.x prior to 3.7.21 and 3.8.x prior to 3.8.1, and RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform, 1.16.x versions prior to 1.16.7 and 1.17.x versions prior to 1.17.4, contain a web management plugin that is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. The \\\"X-Reason\\\" HTTP Header can be leveraged to insert a malicious Erlang format string that will expand and consume the heap, resulting in the server crashing.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Pivotal RabbitMQ, versiones 3.7.x anteriores a 3.7.21 y versiones 3.8.x anteriores a 3.8.1, y RabbitMQ para Pivotal Platform, versiones 1.16.x anteriores a 1.16.7 y versiones 1.17.x versiones anteriores a 1.17.4, contienen un plugin de administraci\u00f3n web que es vulnerable a un ataque de denegaci\u00f3n de servicio. El encabezado \\\"X-Reason\\\" de HTTP puede ser aprovechado para insertar una cadena de formato Erlang maliciosa que expandir\u00e1 y consumir\u00e1 la pila, resultando en el bloqueo del servidor.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H\",\"baseScore\":7.5,\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":3.6}],\"cvssMetricV30\":[{\"source\":\"security@pivotal.io\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.0\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H\",\"baseScore\":4.5,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"HIGH\",\"userInteraction\":\"REQUIRED\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":0.9,\"impactScore\":3.6}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P\",\"baseScore\":5.0,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":10.0,\"impactScore\":2.9,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"security@pivotal.io\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-400\"}]},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-134\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionStartIncluding\":\"3.8.0\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"3.8.1\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"1454C45F-9056-4FDB-8E53-BAFDFB330F36\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:*:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:*\",\"versionStartIncluding\":\"1.16.0\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"1.16.7\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"9A203B97-4B5E-4851-BA2D-DC551F31F3D3\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:*:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:*\",\"versionStartIncluding\":\"1.17.0\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"1.17.4\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"A17844A1-5E52-4FB6-8261-BF32BA113733\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionStartIncluding\":\"3.7.0\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"3.7.21\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"44D49187-912D-4F14-A2B4-BEEB9D278C9C\"}]}]},{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"97A4B8DF-58DA-4AB6-A1F9-331B36409BA3\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"80F0FA5D-8D3B-4C0E-81E2-87998286AF33\"}]}]},{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"70108B60-8817-40B4-8412-796A592E4E5E\"}]}]},{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"DEECE5FC-CACF-4496-A3E7-164736409252\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0078\",\"source\":\"security@pivotal.io\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-11287-DoS%20via%20Heap%20Overflow-RabbitMQ%20Web%20Management%20Plugin\",\"source\":\"security@pivotal.io\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.html\",\"source\":\"security@pivotal.io\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EEQ6O7PMNJKYFMQYHAB55L423GYK63SO/\",\"source\":\"security@pivotal.io\"},{\"url\":\"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYTGR3D5FW2O25RXZOTIZMOD2HAUVBE4/\",\"source\":\"security@pivotal.io\"},{\"url\":\"https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11287\",\"source\":\"security@pivotal.io\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0078\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-11287-DoS%20via%20Heap%20Overflow-RabbitMQ%20Web%20Management%20Plugin\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EEQ6O7PMNJKYFMQYHAB55L423GYK63SO/\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYTGR3D5FW2O25RXZOTIZMOD2HAUVBE4/\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11287\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]}]}}",
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Important",
      "current_release_date": "2025-11-21T13:36:55+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2019-11287",
      "id": "CVE-2019-11287",
      "initial_release_date": "2019-12-13T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:fixed": "3",
      "product_status:known_affected": "4",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "5",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "rabbitmq-server: \"X-Reason\" HTTP Header can be leveraged to insert a malicious string leading to DoS",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2019/cve-2019-11287.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.